Question

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

(1 point)

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


Roosevelt admitted African Americans and other minorities into the military.


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.

Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 creating the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) to prohibit discrimination in defense industries after Randolph threatened the march.