Letter, A. Philip Randolph to Franklin Roosevelt

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An important part of banning discrimination in defense industries was how such a ban would be enforced. EO 8802 included a provision establishing a Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) authorized to investigate and remedy discriminatory practices. In this letter Randolph thanked Franklin D. Roosevelt for creating the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC). But he was concerned about the committee’s membership.

The five-member committee appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 18, 1941, included two African Americans.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-FDRPOF: President's Official Files (Roosevelt Administration).

National Archives Identifier: 311315352

Full Citation: AR 2023.1.14; Letter, A. Philip Randolph to Franklin Roosevelt; 6/30/1941; OF 4245-g: Committee on Fair Employment Practices (Office of Production Management) 1941 – April 1943; Franklin D. Roosevelt President’s Official Files, 1933–1945; Collection FDR-FDRPOF: President’s Official Files (Roosevelt Administration),; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-a-philip-randolph-to-franklin-roosevelt/, December 19, 2025]

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