President Franklin Roosevelt yielded to Randolph's demand. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, prohibiting discrimination in defense jobs or government. Executive Order 8802 constituted the ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 in 1941, which outlawed racial discrimination in the federal workforce and defense industry. President Dwight Eisenhower, another Texan ...

The 'Double V' campaign and Executive Order 8802 Many African-American servicemen in the US military supported the Double V campaign during World War Two. They worked hard to achieve victory over ...