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Executive Order 8802  

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  • Executive Order 8802 was issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941. The executive order was a response to efforts by black civil rights leaders, led by A. Philip Randolph, who threatened a March on Washington to raise concerns regarding civil rights. [Source: Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia; Executive Order 8802]

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