He successfully pressured President Roosevelt to create the Fair Employment Practices Commission to investigate anti-discriminatory hiring practices .
In 1942 , black labor leader A. Phillip Randolph threatened to march on Washington to protest federal job discrimination .
A. Phillip Randolph successfully pressured President Roosevelt to create the Fair Employment Practices Commission to investigate anti-discriminatory hiring practices .
In 1942 , black labor leader A. Phillip Randolph threatened to march on Washington to protest federal job discrimination .