All Posts Tagged With: "A. Philip Randolph"
Doc of the Day: Executive Order 8802
On June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802. The order banned discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in the government and defense industries. The order resulted in part from pressure placed on Roosevelt by the African American labor leader A. Philip Randolph. Earlier in 1941 Randolph had announced plans for a [...]
25Jun2009 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
Doc of the Day: Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of some 250,000 people at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Delegations of civil rights supporters from cities across the United States joined together for this massive one-day protest. They had been summoned by the veteran [...]
28Aug2008 | mdblogger | 2 comments | Continued