“By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as a prerequisite to the successful conduct o
f our national defense production effort, 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, and I do hereby declare that it is the duty of employers and of labor organizations, in furtherance of said policy and of this order, to provide for the full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin…” — Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Executive Order 8802, June 25, 1941 One significant result of the perspective described in the excerpt was A) the emergence of the United States into a position of global leadership. B) the immediate desegregation of the United States military. C) the creation of the Fair Employment Practices Committee. D) the migration of thousands of African-Americans from urban areas to rural areas.
