Why was the collapse of cotton prices at the outset of the Great Depression particularly disastrous for African Americans?
A) Cotton production had already been falling for many years before 1929.
B) Falling cotton prices made migration to northern cities less affordable.
C) Many black people had invested in the commodities markets.
D) Most black people lived in the rural South, where cotton was the mainstay of the economy.
Answer: D
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