Which of the following statements about the "second great migration" of blacks is false?

A) The westward shift in cotton cultivation was a contributing factor.
B) It affected an enormous number of blacks, but not nearly as many as were originally taken from Africa.
C) Sellers could get several hundred dollars more per slave in the Deep South.
D) Slaves were transferred from the seaboard to areas surrounding the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers.


B

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