Executive Order 8802

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gptkbp:instanceOf Executive Order
gptkbp:appliesTo federal agencies
defense industry contractors
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Executive_Order_9981
gptkbp:context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:established gptkb:Fair_Employment_Practice_Committee
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first federal action to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Executive Order 8802
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph's_March_on_Washington_Movement
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:number 8802
gptkbp:prohibits racial discrimination in the national defense industry
gptkbp:purpose to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in defense industries and government
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Executive_Order_9980
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
June 25, 1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Montford_Point_Marines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5