Executive order 8802 prohibiting government contractors from engaging in employment discrimination based on race, color or national origin. For multipage documents such as this one, we offer the first and last pages for download below. Federal register presidential documents national archives. Executive order 8802 was a government order which did not allow for racial discrimination in the workplace, particularly in the industrial companies used to make equipmentmaterials used during the. Read more at the our documents share, comment and suggest new documents at the todays document tumblr blog. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. It also established the fair employment practices commission to ensure the order was carried out. While largely resistant to the arguments of civil rights activists during the crisis of the great depression in large part because. The ofr numbers each order consecutively as part of a. At milestone documents, we believe that engaging with historys original voices is. Click here to request a free trial account only available to college instructors primary source readers. Executive order 8802 with this executive order, president franklin d. Banning discrimination in government and defense industries 1941 log in to see the full document and commentary.
Roosevelt on june 25, 1941, to prohibit ethnic or racial discrimination in the nations defense industry. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The order prohibited racial discrimination by all federal agencies, unions, and companies engaged in warrelated work. Trump issued executive order 780, protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the united states, which declared that it is the policy of the united states to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks, including those committed by foreign nationals, and directed a series of actions to enhance the security of the american people. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When they are founded on the authority of the president derived from the constitution or statute, they may have the force and effect of law. The order also established the fair employment practices commission to. On june 25, 1941 president roosevelt issued executive order 8802 prohibiting discrimination in the defense industry and created the fair employment practices committee fepc to monitor hiring practices. Roosevelt in june 1941 figure 1 executive order 8802 provided for full participation in defense programs regardless of race. In june of 1941, president roosevelt issued executive order 8802, banning discriminatory employment practices by federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in warrelated work. Executive order 8802 was signed by president franklin d. It granted the secretary of war and his commanders the power to exclude people from military areas. Roosevelt on june 25, 1941, to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry. It also set up the fair employment practice committee.
Executive order 8802 reaffirming policy of full participation in the defense program by all persons, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, and directing certain action in furtherance of said policy executive order 8802 of june 25, 1941. Educational materials were developed through the teaching. Executive order 8802 united states history britannica. Executive order 8802, executive order enacted on june 25, 1941, by u. Executive order 8802 reaffirming policy of full participation in the defense program by all persons, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, and directing certain action in. It was the first federal action, though not a law, to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in the united states. Truman signed this executive order establishing the presidents committee on equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed services, committing the government to integrating the segregated military. Roosevelt banned discrimination in defense jobs and established the fair employment practices commission. Measures to restrict the participation by united states persons in weapons. Executive order 8802 wikisource, the free online library. Prohibition of discrimination in the defense industry 1941 please note that these files are quite large 23 megabytes and may take over an hour to download on a 28. The executive order stands in contrast to the proclamation, a historic means of giving public notice of matters of widespread concern that may or may not produce legal effects. Prohibiting employment discrimination in the defense industry. Roosevelt signed executive order 8802, also called the fair employment act, on june 25, 1941.
Executive order 8802 was also known as the fair employment practice in the defense industries order. This order is the first presidential action ever taken to prevent employment discrimination by private employers holding. Issued by president franklin roosevelt on february 19, 1942, this order authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the west coast to relocation centers further inland. A presidential policy directive that implements or interprets a federal statute, a constitutional provision, or a treaty.
While no group or location was specified in the order, it was applied to virtually all japanese americans on the west coast. Nevertheless, executive order 9981 established an important breakthrough in race relations within the military. Whereas it is the policy of the united states to encourage full participation in the national defense program by all. Executive order 8802 reaffirming policy of full participation in the defense program by all persons, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, and directing certain action in furtherance of said policy june 25, 1941. What was established by the executive order 8802 answers. Beginning with the initial skirmishes of the american revolution, african americans had played an important role in the armed forces of the united. In addition to integration of the armed forces, the order also established an advisory committee to examine the rules, practices, and procedures of the armed services and recommend ways to make desegregation a reality. Executive orders numbered 12834197 signed by president bill clinton 19932001. Executive order 8802 banned discrimination against american citizens based on race, color, and ancestry. Philip randolph was the most important civil rights leader to emerge from the labor movement. It established the fair employment practices commission to enforce the new policy.
Briefly analyze the possible inconsistencies between the orders. Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the president directs the operations of the federal government. Roosevelt that helped to eliminate racial discrimination in the u. Prohibition of discrimination in the defense industry nara. Executive order 8802 affected the civil rights reform in that it was largely a response from president roosevelt to address the protests. The presidents power to issue executive orders comes from congress and the u. The president of the united states manages the operations of the executive branch of government through executive orders. Executive order 8802 of june 25, 1941, in which president roosevelt prohibited discrimination in defense national archives identifier 300005 to investigate complaints of discrimination in violation of the provisions of this order it established the committee on fair employment practice. Official order 8802 influenced the civil rights change in that it was to a great extent a reaction from president roosevelt to address the dissents. Although executive order 9066 gave the authorization for the forced removal, the document detailing who, what, when, and where that has become. This article needs additional citations for verification. Philip randolph front, center, president of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. After the president signs an executive order, the white house sends it to the office of the federal register ofr. Roosevelt issued executive order 8802, which barred defense companies, both governmentally run and private, from discriminating against potential employees based on matters of race, creed, color, or national origin.
Executive order 8802, signed by president franklin d. In the narrower sense executive orders and proclamations are written documents denoted as such. Executive order 9981, executive order issued on july 26, 1948, by u. What are possible inconsistencies between these two executive orders. Prohibition of discrimination in the defense industry 1941 reaffirming policy of full participation in the defense program by all persons, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, and directing certain action in furtherance of said policy june 25, 1941. Executive order 9981 united states history britannica.
Philip randolph told fdr, was if president roosevelt issued an executive order. List of executive actions by bill clinton wikipedia. Executive orders and proclamations wikisource, the free. The online tool for teaching with documents, from the national archives. Executive order 8802, in 100 milestone documents, an online library compiled by the our documents initiative, a cooperative effort of the national archives and records administration with national history day and usa freedom corps. Prohibition of discrimination in the defense industry 1941 in early july 1941, millions of jobs were being created, primarily in urban areas, as the united states prepared for war. The presidents statement that accompanied the order cited the war effort, saying that the democratic. By the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and laws of the united states of america, and in order to reduce the burdens of existing and future regulations, increase. The order also established the fair employment practices commission to enforce the new policy. Roosevelt in 1941, established the fair employment practices commission, a body authorized to investigate complaints of racial discrimination in companies under contract to supply war materials to the government. In the next 6 months, over 100,000 men, women, and children of japanese ancestry were moved to assembly centers. How did executive order 8802 affect civil rights reform. Executive orders and proclamations are directives or actions by the president. Executive order, principal mode of administrative action on the part of the president of the united states.
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