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QuizMultiple Choice

Case Study: Second Great Migration

Question 15 • CA-Ethnic Studies

How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802 impact Black workers during the Second Great Migration?

Answer
A
It ordered equality in hiring practices across all industries, opening a wide range of job opportunities for Black workers.
B
It required Black workers to return to the South.
C
It prohibited discrimination in the defense industry, opening more job opportunities for Black workers.
D
It prevented Black Americans from working in the defense industry.

Explanation

Executive Order 8802 banned racial discrimination in defense-industry employment and established the Fair Employment Practice Committee to help enforce the policy. As defense production expanded during World War II, this opened more job opportunities for Black workers, including those moving from the South to Northern and Western cities. The order did not apply to hiring across every industry.

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