Committee on Fair Employment Practice
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The Committee on Fair Employment Practice was a U.S. federal agency established during World War II to prevent employment discrimination in defense industries and government based on race, creed, color, or national origin.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Committee on Fair Employment Practice canonical | 8 |
| Fair Employment Practice Committee | 4 |
| Fair Employment Practices Committee | 4 |
| President’s Committee on Fair Employment Practice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60214 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Fair Employment Practice Context triple: [Office for Emergency Management, hasPart, Committee on Fair Employment Practice]
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A.
Committee on Civil Rights
The Committee on Civil Rights was a presidential advisory body established by Harry S. Truman to investigate civil rights issues in the United States and recommend federal actions to combat racial discrimination and segregation.
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B.
War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
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C.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is a federal advisory body responsible for guiding and overseeing the national Holocaust memorial and related remembrance and education efforts in the United States.
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D.
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is a federal executive agency responsible for national policies and programs that address housing needs, fair housing laws, and urban development.
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E.
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and preserving individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Fair Employment Practice Target entity description: The Committee on Fair Employment Practice was a U.S. federal agency established during World War II to prevent employment discrimination in defense industries and government based on race, creed, color, or national origin.
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A.
Committee on Civil Rights
The Committee on Civil Rights was a presidential advisory body established by Harry S. Truman to investigate civil rights issues in the United States and recommend federal actions to combat racial discrimination and segregation.
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B.
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.
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C.
War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
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D.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is a federal advisory body responsible for guiding and overseeing the national Holocaust memorial and related remembrance and education efforts in the United States.
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E.
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is a federal executive agency responsible for national policies and programs that address housing needs, fair housing laws, and urban development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
ⓘ
temporary wartime agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FEPC
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Committee on Fair Employment Practice ⓘ
surface form:
President’s Committee on Fair Employment Practice
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| appliesTo |
defense industries
ⓘ
federal government agencies ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| basedOn | pressure from civil rights and labor organizations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Executive Order 8802
ⓘ
President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| dissolved | 1946 ⓘ |
| establishedAsResponseTo |
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
ⓘ
surface form:
threatened March on Washington Movement of 1941
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| establishedDuring |
Roosevelt administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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| expandedBy |
Executive Order 9346
ⓘ
President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| fieldOfWork |
anti-discrimination law
ⓘ
labor relations ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to enforce Executive Order 8802
ⓘ
to prevent employment discrimination in defense industries ⓘ to prevent employment discrimination in federal government employment ⓘ to promote equal opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later federal civil rights policy
ⓘ
state fair employment practice laws ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
employers with federal defense contracts
ⓘ
federal agencies involved in war production ⓘ |
| legalForm | executive order ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
ⓘ
employment discrimination ⓘ fair employment ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
investigation of discrimination in war industries
ⓘ
promotion of African American employment in defense plants ⓘ public hearings on employment discrimination ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Southern segregationist politicians ⓘ |
| partOf | United States home front during World War II ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition |
congressional opposition
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postwar demobilization ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Committee on Civil Rights
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surface form:
President’s Committee on Civil Rights
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| significantEvent | expansion by Executive Order 9346 ⓘ |
| significantFor | first federal agency focused on employment discrimination ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States civil rights historiography ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on Fair Employment Practice Description of subject: The Committee on Fair Employment Practice was a U.S. federal agency established during World War II to prevent employment discrimination in defense industries and government based on race, creed, color, or national origin.
Referenced by (17)
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President’s Committee on Fair Employment Practice
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Fair Employment Practice Committee
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Fair Employment Practice Committee
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Fair Employment Practice Committee
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Fair Employment Practice Committee
this entity surface form:
Fair Employment Practices Committee
this entity surface form:
Fair Employment Practices Committee
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Fair Employment Practices Committee
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Fair Employment Practices Committee