The Migration of Almost a Million Blacks from the South

question 4

Multiple Choice

The migration of almost a million blacks from the South in the 1920s revealed that

• A)the agricultural sector of the American economy was in dire straits well before the Depression began,forcing southern blacks to find work elsewhere.
• B)the agricultural sector of the American economy was booming,and white workers were pushing blacks out of their agricultural jobs.
• C)most industries in the North,enjoying unprecedented prosperity,were willing to hire black workers on equal terms as white workers,leading to an exodus from the South.
• D)the soil of the South was no longer fertile enough to support the cultivation of cotton on which the region's economy had previously depended.

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