"I do hereby reaffirm the policy of the United States that there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin... All departments and agencies of the Government of the United States concerned with vocational and training programs for defense production shall take special measures appropriate to assure that such programs are administered without discrimination... There is established in the Office of Production Management a Committee on Fair Employment Practice." — Executive Order 8802 (June 25, 1941)
FDR issued Executive Order 8802 primarily because
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the Supreme Court ordered desegregation of defense plants
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Congress required it through the Wagner Act
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A. Philip Randolph threatened a March on Washington of African Americans
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" column demanded it
Explanation
Randolph's threatened March on Washington Movement (1941), planned with Bayard Rustin, pressured FDR to bar discrimination in defense employment in exchange for calling off the march.