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jan 25, 1941 - A. Philip Randolph Plans March on Washington

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A. Philip Randolph, leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, plans a march on Washington, D.C. to pressure FDR to protect Black citizens from employment discriminations. The march was called off after FDR agreed to pass an executive order prohibiting discrimination in federal vocational training programs.

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jan 25, 1941
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~ 84 years ago