What happened as a result of a meeting between A. Phillip Randolph and Franklin Roosevelt?

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As a result of the meeting between A. Phillip Randolph and Franklin Roosevelt, Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 in 1941, which prohibited discrimination in the defense industry and established the Fair Employment Practices Committee. This was a significant victory for the civil rights movement and helped pave the way for further advancements in desegregation and equal rights for African Americans in the United States.