How did president roosevelt respond to

a. philip randolph's threat to organize a protest march by african americans on washington,

d. c., in 1941?

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How did president roosevelt respond to

a. philip randolph's threat to organize a protest march by african americans on washington,

d. c., in 1941?

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President Roosevelt signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination by defense contractors. Randolph designed a massive march as a tool to pressure the government to provide fair work opportunities for African-Americans. When the president signed the order Randolph and his collaborators suspended the march.

How did president roosevelt respond toa. philip randolph's threat to organize a protest march by african americans on washington,d. c., in 1941?

How did president roosevelt respond to

a. philip randolph's threat to organize a protest march by african americans on washington,

d. c., in 1941?