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(Whose leadership led to the creation of a commission to ensure that war jobs

were open to African American workers?

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Answer:

A. Philip Randolph

Step-by-step explanation:

During the summer of 1941, A. Philip Randolph threatened the Roosevelt administration with a 100,000 person "March on Washington" if discrimination was not ended in the military and the defense industries.

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