Describe how the Civil War impacted
the Northern wartime production.

The North produced 17 times more cotton and woolen textiles than the South, 30 times more leather goods, 20 times more pig iron, and 32 times more firearms. The North produced 3,200 firearms to every 100 produced in the South

Explanation:

The North produced 17 times more cotton and woolen textiles than the South, 30 times more leather goods, 20 times more pig iron, and 32 times more firearms. The North produced 3,200 firearms to every 100 produced in the South.

I would say the correct answer is the first option - I've said this many times: If he had been born in another time, in another place, or of another race, A. Philip Randolph would have been a prime minister, or a president, or a king. 
I believe this is his personal opinion on the matter - he mentioned this opinion many times, that he personally believes Randolph should have taken those positions, but he was 'merely' the leader of the Civil Rights Movement at the time.