EO 8802
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EO 8802 is a 1941 U.S. presidential executive order issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt that prohibited racial discrimination in the national defense industry and established the Fair Employment Practices Committee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EO 8802 canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive order
ⓘ
anti-discrimination law ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
increase African American employment in defense industries
ⓘ
prevent labor unrest in wartime production ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Executive Order 11246
ⓘ
surface form:
Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry
|
| appliesTo |
defense contractors
ⓘ
federal agencies involved in defense production ⓘ national defense industry ⓘ |
| archivedAt | National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1941-06-25 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Committee on Fair Employment Practice
ⓘ
surface form:
Fair Employment Practices Committee
|
| established |
Committee on Fair Employment Practice
ⓘ
surface form:
Fair Employment Practices Committee
|
| followedBy | Executive Order 9346 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| issuedByOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | executive order ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
March on Washington Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
A. Philip Randolph’s threatened March on Washington
pressure from civil rights leaders ⓘ |
| number | 8802 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil rights
ⓘ
labor policy ⓘ military mobilization ⓘ |
| precededBy | lack of federal bans on employment discrimination in defense industries ⓘ |
| president |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| prohibits |
employment discrimination based on color
ⓘ
employment discrimination based on creed ⓘ employment discrimination based on national origin ⓘ employment discrimination based on race ⓘ racial discrimination in the national defense industry ⓘ |
| scope | federal agencies and defense contractors ⓘ |
| shortName | Executive Order 8802 ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| significance | first federal action to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in the United States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights in wartime industry
ⓘ
employment discrimination ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
African American workers
ⓘ
minority workers ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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