After Reconstruction, the South saw the growth of several industries, particularly textiles, tobacco, and manufacturing, which began to diversify the region's economy beyond its traditional reliance on agriculture. The "New South" economic landscape contrasted sharply with the pre-Civil War South, as it shifted from a plantation-based, slave-dependent agricultural economy primarily focused on cotton production to a more varied industrial economy that incorporated wage labor and sought to attract Northern investment. These changes not only encouraged urbanization and infrastructure development, but also aimed to create a self-sustaining economy that could withstand the impact of the Civil War's devastation and the abolition of slavery.
One pargraph in total. Not more than that, just one. What industries in the South started growing after Reconstruction?
How was the economy of the "New South" different from the southern economy of pre-Civil War times?
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