Executive Order 8802
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Executive Order 8802 was a 1941 U.S. presidential directive issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt that prohibited racial discrimination in the national defense industry and marked a significant early federal action toward civil rights and workplace equality.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive order
→
anti-discrimination policy → |
| abbreviation | EO 8802 → |
| aimedAt |
African American workers
→
minority workers in defense industries → |
| appliesTo |
defense contractors
→
federal agencies involved in defense contracts → national defense industry → |
| context | World War II mobilization → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
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| createdBody |
Committee on Fair Employment Practice
→
surface form: "Fair Employment Practice Committee"
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| dateSigned | 1941-06-25 → |
| enforcedBy | Committee on Fair Employment Practice → |
| established | Committee on Fair Employment Practice → |
| followedBy | Executive Order 9346 → |
| historicalSignificance |
early milestone in the U.S. civil rights movement
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first federal action to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in the United States → |
| impact |
increased employment opportunities for African Americans in defense industries
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set precedent for later federal civil rights legislation → |
| influencedBy | A. Philip Randolph → |
| issuedByOffice | President of the United States → |
| language | English → |
| legalStatus | executive directive → |
| locationSigned | Washington, D.C. → |
| motivatedBy | threatened March on Washington Movement → |
| precedes | Civil Rights Act of 1964 → |
| presidentialAdministration |
Roosevelt administration
→
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt administration"
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| 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 → |
| purpose |
to prevent employment discrimination in defense industries
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to promote equal opportunity in the national defense program → |
| relatedTo |
American civil rights movement
→
surface form: "Civil Rights Movement"
Executive Order 9346 → Committee on Fair Employment Practice →
surface form: "Fair Employment Practice Committee"
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →
surface form: "March on Washington Movement"
|
| sector | national defense → |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
→
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
|
| signedDuring | World War II → |
| subject |
civil rights
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employment discrimination law → labor and employment in wartime industries → |
| typeOfRegulation | anti-discrimination in employment → |
| year | 1941 → |
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