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What did African Americans gain as a result of world war 2

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Answer:

African Americans gained access to jobs.

Step-by-step explanation:

As whites at home went to war, blacks left behind had access to manufacturing jobs previously unavailable to them. They learned new skills, joined unions and became part of the industrial workforce

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