... the beginning of their respective draft days even during wartime. It was then in 1941 when A. Phillip Randolph (the president of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters) organized and unified separate protests and directed to the national government. Randolph along with other African Americans wanted equality in the workforce, especially in the military. Black marchers were 100,000 strong in Washington, ... employment of workers in the defense industry of government because of race, creed, color or national origin."2 With Executive Order #8802, the federal government bore the responsibi...

• Word Count: 1502
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the beginning of their respective draft days even during wartime. It was then in 1941 when A. Phillip Randolph (the president of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters) organized and unified separate protests and directed to the national government. Randolph along with other African Americans wanted equality in the workforce, especially in the military. Black marchers were 100,000 strong in Washington, ... employment of workers in the defense industry of government because of race, creed, color or national origin."2 With Executive Order #8802, the federal government bore the responsibi...

• Word Count: 1502
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate