How did racial bias impact the relationship of free blacks to the changing economy during the rise of northern industrialization?
a) They were denied entry level factory jobs in favor of native whites and white immigrants.
b) They were unable to find work of any sort in northern cities experiencing industrialization.
c) They were able to find work in finance and other profitable but nonindustrial sectors.
d) They moved to the West in large numbers rather than forming communities in northern cities where jobs were scarce.
Answer: a
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