Wages in southern industries remained low because
A. extremely low wage scales for black workers offset the decent wages whites earned.
B. unions had no success in organizing key industries.
C. of the close relationship between mill owners and workers.
D. of the historic low wage pattern in agriculture.
Answer: D
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