Question

Which pair of events best shows a contradiction in the New South era?

(1 point)
Responses

Cotton Expositions and growing industry.

Cotton Expositions and growing industry.

Jim Crow laws and World War I.

Jim Crow laws and World War I.

Economic progress and racial violence happening at the same time.

Economic progress and racial violence happening at the same time.

Populism and farming.

Answer 1

Economic progress and racial violence happening at the same time.

Explanation: The "New South" promoted industrial growth and economic modernization, but that progress coexisted with continuing racial oppression and frequent lynchings — a clear contradiction.