Executive Order 8802 dated June 25, 1941, General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives.

Executive Order 8802 Dated June 25, 1941, in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt Prohibits Discrimination in the Defense Program Executive Order 8802 Dated June 25. Executive Order 8802, executive order enacted on June 25, 1941, by U.S. Roosevelt that helped to eliminate racial discrimination in the U.S. Defense industry and was an important step toward ending it in federal government employment practices overall. The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders. After the President signs an Executive order, the White House sends it to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). Source: “Executive Order 8802,” in 100 Milestone Documents, an online library compiled by the “Our Documents” Initiative, a cooperative effort of the National Archives and Records Administration with National History Day and USA Freedom Corps. Whereas it is the policy of the United States to encourage full participation in the national defense program by all. In June of 1941, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, banning discriminatory employment practices by Federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work. The order also established the Fair Employment Practices Commission to enforce the new policy.

In June of 1941, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, banning discriminatory employment practices by Federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work. The order also established the Fair Employment Practices Commission to enforce the new policy.
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