How is the March on Washington Movement an example of civil rights agitation during the era?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Define the March on Washington Movement as reflective of black desires for equal pay with whites in any type of employment, particularly federal government war contracts.
2. Point out that the strategy of A. Phillip Randolph in creating the march was to use direct public protest to advertise the failure of democracy in the U.S. at home while the nation fought for democracy abroad.
3. Conclude that the threat of a march motivated FDR to issue an executive order banning racial discrimination in federal employment.
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