What made the South today's powerhouse economically was refrigerated air conditoning.
I wonder. We did not have airconditioning until 1971. believe it or not I did not like it at first. It seemed to give me a headache like eating an ice cream cone too fast. Before we had it really did not matter. Kinda like colored TV. Did not get that until 1973. I was amazed when I saw the Wizard of Oz for the first time in color. The whole show was different and the Horse of a Different Color made more sense. Funny how things work.