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Which pair of events BEST shows a contradiction within the New South era?(1 point)
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Cotton Expositions and industrial growth
Cotton Expositions and industrial growth

Jim Crow laws and World War
Jim Crow laws and World War

Economic modernization alongside racial violence
Economic modernization alongside racial violence

Populism and farming

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Economic modernization alongside racial violence

Reason: The New South promoted industrial growth and economic progress while simultaneously enforcing segregation and racial violence, a clear contradiction between proclaimed modernization and continued repression of Black citizens.