The large-scale movement of African Americans from the rural South to industrial cities began during the late nineteenth century mainly because of the
A) poverty and oppression of the South.
B) prospective professional opportunities in the cities.
C) abundance of factory jobs there for African Americans.
D) absence of racial discrimination in the North.
E) absence of job competition in the North.
Answer: A) poverty and oppression of the South.
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