The strategy dates back to World War II, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. This order set a precedent for ...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 in 1941, which outlawed racial discrimination in the federal workforce and defense industry. President Dwight Eisenhower, another Texan ...
The 'Double V' campaign and Executive Order 8802 Many African-American servicemen in the US military supported the Double V campaign during World War Two. They worked hard to achieve victory over ...