Based on the excerpt of Henry Grady's New South, which of the following statements best describes the change in the description of the American identity?
a. After the Civil War, the South accepted the new status of the African American as an equal citizen.
b. The South had done away with the hierarchical plantation system and replaced it with a more egalitarian society.
c. The new South was the first region to grant political equality to women.
d. The South had become as industrialized as the North.