Kassidy Haynes (4th Period)

Jaiden Brown (2nd Period)

Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources

Birth of the Civil Rights Movement​. ​The New Castle​,

www.thenewcastle.org/blog/2016/5/9/executive-order-8802-birth-of-the-civil-rights-mov

ement. This web page displays images from when the Order was established and how it

was the birth of the Civil Rights Movement. This is important as it gives pictures from

that time period in which the Order took effect on.

"Executive Order 8802 a Piece of History a Special Report." ​YouTube​,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRHETLIFqmI. This video shows a veteran who talks

about being in the military during the era in which the Executive Order came out. This is

important as it showcases someone who experienced being in the military at that time.

Forgotten First Black Marines​. 26 June 1941. ​Montford Point Marines: Forgotten First Black

Marines​, Archives,

www.archives.gov/files/historical-docs/doc-content/images/ww2-h-perry-af-am-marine-l.

jpg. This is a picture of one of the first African American Marines. This is important

because it shows how one of the first African American Marines came about all because

the Executive Order 8802 was established.

Letter. ​Gilderlehrman​, www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/t-06686.pdf. This is

a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Joseph Curran discussing how racial segregation in
 wartime events/military should prohibited. This is clearly important as it's a source from

back in it's time that displays a letter to another government official in regards to what the

Executive Order 8802 really talks about.

New York Times, The. "President Orders an Even Break For Minorities in Defense Jobs; He

Issues an Order That Defense Contract Holders Not Allow Discrimination Against

Negroes or Any Worker." ​The New York Times​ [New York], 26 June 1941. ​New York

Times​,

www.nytimes.com/1941/06/26/archives/president-orders-an-even-break-for-minorities-in

-defense-jobs-he.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesmachine.nytimes.com%2Ftimesmachi

ne%2F1941%2F06%2F26%2F87634736.html. Accessed 7 Nov. 2018. This is a snippet

of the newspaper article that was published in the time of the Executive Order being

enforced/established. This is important to my topic as it comes from that time period at

which came from.

"President Truman Desegregates the Military." ​YouTube,​

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbJ96vchOPc. This video shows clips from when Franklin

D. Roosevelt died and African Americans and whites coming together to mourn his

death. This is important because right after he died, President Truman became President

and Commander and Chief of Armed Forces. This is important because of Roosevelt

signing the Order, African Americans were able to get into the military without

segragtion. It's also important because Truman issued the Order after Roosevelt's

departure.
Spartacus Educational​. spartacus-educational.com/USAmarchW.htm. This recalls a march that

was held before the Executive Order 8802 was established. This is important because this

is one of the lead-ups to the creation of the Order.

United States, Executive Office of the President [Franklin D. Roosevelt]. Executive Order 8802:

Executive Order 8802. 25 June 1941. ​Code of Federal Regulations​, vol. 3. ​National

Archives​, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration,

www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/historical-docs/doc-content/images

/exec-order-8802-def-discrim-l.jpg&c=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/exec-order-88

02-def-discrim.caption.html. Accessed 8 Aug. 2018. This is the actual Executive Order (a

digital picture of it). This is important as it is the picture of the actual document.

---, ---. Executive Order 8802: Execytive Order 8802. ​Code of Federal Regulations,​ vol. 3, pp.

1-2. ​UMBC​,

www.umbc.edu/che/tahlessons/pdf/Continuity_or_Change_African_Americans_in_Worl

d_War_II_RS_19.pdf. Accessed 1 Nov. 2018. This is a transcript for the Executive Order

of 8802. This is important for my project as it is the basis for the entire project.

"United We Win." 26 June 1941. ​Rosie the Riveter​, U of Mary Washington,

rosietheriveter.umw.edu/anti-semitism-in-soviet-union/. This is a poster that was used

back in 1941 when the order was established. It's important as it shows how people

supported the order by hanging up posters about being united together.

Secondary Sources
"Civil Rights." ​PBS​, www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_civil_rights_minorities.htm. This web page

talks about racial segregation and the civil rights movement. This is important as it brings

up the Order and how it affected both segregation and the civil rights.

"The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom." ​LOC​,

www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/world-war-ii-and-post-war.html. This article gives

a brief summary of the order and what gave it a push to be enforced. It's important as it

summarizes the order and gives it key points to why it was established.

"Executive Order 8802." ​PBS​, www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/eexec8802.htm. This website gives

some basic information on the Executive Order. This is important as it talks about how it

made a change.

"Executive Order 8802: Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry." ​Our Documents​,

www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=72. This article talks about the

Executive Order and why it was established and uses quotes to back up what it talks

about. This is important because it gives background info on the order and explains the

document.

"Executive Orders Disposition Tables." ​Archives​, 15 Aug. 2016,

www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html. This is a website that

documents all the Executive Orders that have been established. This is important as it

gives important details on when the Executive Orders were established and who they

were signed by.

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. "What Was Black America’s Double War?" ​PBS​,

www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-was-black-amer
 icas-double-war/. This article discusses how African Americans could make the strongest

case for freedom and citizenship if they demonstrated their heroism and commitment to

the country on the battlefield, and how the Executive Order helped transpire this too. This

is important as the Order helped make a strong case for African Americans and the

military.

Jeffries, John W. ​Wartime America: The World War II Home Front​. Publishers Weekly. ​Google

Books​, Publishers Weekly,

books.google.com/books?id=c-NVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q&f=false.

This is a book that talks about war but has an excerpt that discusses why the Executive

Order was established and why it exists. This is important as it goes into detail on why

the Executive Order was made.