Philip Randolph
Franklin Roosevelt signed this order in 1942.
President Harry S. Truman integrated the United States Armed Forces by signing Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948.
February 19, 1942
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policies based on racist ideas.
Executive Order 8802 affected the Civil Rights reform in that it was largely a response from President Roosevelt to address the protests. This order prohibited racial discrimination.
Executive Order 8802 affected the Civil Rights reform in that it was largely a response from President Roosevelt to address the protests. This order prohibited racial discrimination.
Executive Order 9066.
There have actually been a number of controversial executive orders. One of them was signed in 1942 when President Roosevelt agreed to basically round up all Japanese-Americans and put them in internment camps during the war. And George W. Bush authorized wire-tapping U.S. citizens without a warrant by signing an executive order in 2002.
The military was desegregated by executive order. Executive Order 9981, signed by President Truman on July 26, 1948, forbade discriminating against military personnel because of race, color, religion, or national origin.
Executive order 8802 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This order prohibited employment discrimination in the United States. It was a major step in the civil rights movement.
Executive Order 9066