Question

What was the effect of Philip Randolph’s threat to march on Washington, D.C.?

(1 point)
Responses

Congress addressed racial discrimination and acts of violence, such as lynching.

Congress addressed racial discrimination and acts of violence, such as lynching.

A committee was formed to ensure that African Americans were hired alongside whites for defense jobs

A committee was formed to ensure that African Americans were hired alongside whites for defense jobs

Roosevelt admitted African Americans and other minorities into the military.

Roosevelt admitted African Americans and other minorities into the military.

Roosevelt placed Japanese Americans into internment camps around the country

Roosevelt placed Japanese Americans into internment camps around the country

Answer 1

A committee was formed to ensure that African Americans were hired alongside whites for defense jobs.

Explanation: In response to Randolph’s planned 1941 march, FDR issued Executive Order 8802 and created the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) to ban discriminatory hiring in defense industries.