Why did Franklin Delano Roosevelt agree to desegregate the defense

industry?

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A. His vice president, Harry Truman, convinced him it would save

money.

O

B. He had promised to begin desegregation as part of his first New

Deal.

O

C. He was pressured to do this from Democrats in Congress.

O D. He feared a march on Washington by African Americans would be

bad for the war effort.

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