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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Early Civil Rights Efforts

Question 2 • IC Sem B US History

In the end, Roosevelt agreed to Randolph’s request and issued Executive Order 8802, which forbade discrimination in defense industries.Roosevelt did this because

Answer
A
Randolph’s march on Washington was highly successful.
B
the military feared an African American boycott.
C
Roosevelt feared any disruption in the nation’s efforts to prepare for war.