Before the Dream: FDR and Executive Order 8802

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the park store lobby)

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Dates & Times

Date:

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Time:

10:00 AM, 2:30 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

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Description

Before Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 in 1941, banning discrimination in defense industry jobs. This action came after civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph threatened a mass march on Washington. Join us to learn how Randolph, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and labor advisor Anna Rosenberg worked behind the scenes to help make this early civil rights victory possible.

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Reservation or Registration: No

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Contact Information

Ranger Joe Mohr
[phone]