“a date which will live in infamy ”

1. “a date which will live in infamy” • Speech FDR delivered on December 8, 1941 at 12:30PM to a Joint Session of Congress • Within an hour of the speech, Congress declared war on Japan What does “infamy” mean?

2. …even Presidents revise their writing… • English Task: Look for parallelism in his speech • History Task: • 1. What evidence does FDR give of Japanese “infamy”? • 2. If you had been living in 1941, what would you have done in response to this speech?

3. The (almost) March on Washington1941 • A. Philip Randolph was a civil rights and labor leader • He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters • He proposed a March on Washington to force the government to desegregate the production plants that were making materials for war • (The march was called off when FDR issued Executive Order 8802) • Later in 1963 he organized another “March on Washington” and invited_____?______ to speak

4. Executive Order 8802 (Fair Employment Act) • We know that Executive Order 8802 made sure that African Americans would not be discriminated against in employment • Read the text for SPECIFIC detail • Make a list of SPECIFIC things FDR says or does in Executive Order 8802