In the Textiles Mills of the Industrializing South, All of the Following

question 131

Multiple Choice

In the textiles mills of the industrializing South, all of the following are true statements except

• A) rural black and white southerners landed plumb jobs in the new mills.
• B) entire families worked long hours in the mills.
• C) most workers were paid half the rate received by northern workers for the same tasks.
• D) payment was typically made in credit to the company store.
• E) workers were called "hillbillies" or "lintheads" by employers.

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