Executive Order 8802 Analysis

During the 1940s, America had prepared for World War II. At the time, African-American citizens saw this as an opportunity for the expansion of jobs and positions in the American defense system. This widely though belief was quickly devastated after employers refused to hire African-Americans. A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, had discussed in a private meeting with President Roosevelt about allowing equal employment opportunities and to desegregate the armed forces. President Roosevelt explained to Randolph he would address this issue however as time passed, no order was given to the armed forces. Randolph had organized March in order to bring awareness to Roosevelt and his administration to desegregate the armed forces. Thousands of African Americans have received word of …show more content…
Citizens of the African-American community were finally given the right to work alongside other Americans who were able to display their patriotism whether it was in manufacturing or serving in the war itself. President Roosevelt was the first to create a lasting impression and opened the door for future activists to make improvement in relations to race issues in the United States. The nation benefited from the growing amount of workers who had been considered as qualified individuals without regard to race. In addition, Roosevelt prevented Randolph’s march, which would have captured the world’s attention to view America as unstable due to the antagonism between American citizens. This would be a negative image for America before the war even began. Millions of benefited from the Executive Order 8802 because it was necessary to put their differences aside to reach the goal of world peace. The unifications between all citizens created a lasting impression in U.S. history where racial discrimination, which was a major driving force in the war itself, was a thing of the