It was to protest racial discrimination and segregation in the war and defense industries.
Edmund Randolph proposed it, but James Madison wrote most of it.James Madison drafted the Virginia plan of representation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Virginia governor Edmund Randolph is the person who officially placed the proposal to the convention.Edmund randolphI guess that depends on what you mean by proposed. The plan was drafted by delegate James Madison, as part of a committee, but he was likely the main impetus. However, delegate Edmund Randolph that officially put it before the convention. It was presented on May 29, 1787.
This answer is from my history book. The Virginia Plan is "a plan proposed by Edmund Randolph, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, that proposed a government with three branches and a two house legislature in which representation would be based on a state's population or wealth."
The Virginia Plan proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.
Washington's plan for advancing African American differed from that of Du Bois in that Du Bois believed blacks should get full democratic citizenship. Booker T. Washington believed that black should be educated.
The walk to the sea.
bnb
A march on Washington.
A. Philip Randolph planed a march on Washington in an effort to protest segregation in the defense industry.
A. Philip Randolph planed a march on Washington in an effort to protest segregation in the defense industry.
To protest segregation in the defense industries
To demand an end to discrimination.
At one time, the government did not hire African-Americans for federal jobs. Philip Randolph decided to organize a march on Washington to protest this in 1941. The result was President Roosevelt banning discrimination for federal hiring.
A. Philip Randolph initially canceled the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1942 due to pressure from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who sought to avoid potential racial unrest during World War II. However, he later revived the plan for the march in 1963, which became a pivotal event in the civil rights movement, highlighting issues of racial inequality and economic justice. The 1963 march culminated in Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.
Randolph planned the march on Washington along with Bayard Rustin and AJ Muste. The purpose of the march was to protest racial discrimination in war industries, desegregation of armed forces, end segregation, and propose an anti-lynching law.
A. Philip Randolph threatened President Truman with a mass march on Washington, D.C. by 100,000 African Americans in 1941 if the military did not desegregate. Randolph's plan put pressure on Truman and convinced him to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which called for the integration of the armed forces and prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
By holding a protest march
A. Philip Randolph planned the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 to address racial discrimination, economic inequality, and civil rights for African Americans. The march aimed to pressure the federal government to implement better job opportunities, fair employment practices, and civil rights legislation. It was a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement, culminating in Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. Randolph's leadership was crucial in organizing the event and uniting various civil rights organizations.