I'm not going to try and be sneaky about anything, so I'll be pretty straight forward. I need this for a homework assignment. I've done most of it on my own, but this is a wall I've come to.
From what I knew of southern industrialization, there wasn't much before the civil war. It was all plantations because the south was fertile and profitable enough to farm on, so it was pretty much all that. Following the civil war, I got nothing. I didn't even think they did industrialize. The closest thing I know of including industrialization is that African Americans of the time once released from slavery found work either in sharecropping, or moved to the city( in the south?) to work in the businesses, and that little I know I got off of Wikipedia.
I've googled around, but I don't know what exactly to read. I may be able to remember a bit after a few warmup comments, but a good well focused article (or a personal briefing), would help me out tremendously.
While I'm here, I've covered the economy following the civil war, and that was basically that the value of their money declined to almost nothing, they resulted in bartering, and a lot of families lost their working men in the war, forcing them into poverty. This part isn't necessary, so you can ignore it if you want, but a bit of confirmation or a shut down would help.
I really appreciate all the help you guys have to offer. Thanks!
EDIT: I didn't think of this when I posted this, but the final answer that I should have put for this was: there was none. The south didn't industrialize for various reasons including debt and other such things. If this sounds familiar to you and you need the answer to this question for something you need for homework or something, hope this helps.
My understanding is that the inital wave of industrialization in the post-war South didn't really start until the 1870s, after the end of Reconstruction. There were three main geographic centers of industrializtion in the South, beginning in the 1870s and 1880s:
Central Alabama-- Iron and Steel industry, and asscoicated heavy industry was created essentilly from scratch beginning in the early 1870s. This area naturally has deposits of iron ore, coal, and limestone, all located fairly close to each other, making it an ideal center for the production of steel, and steel goods, especially railroad rails, locomotives, and rolling stock. Birmingham, AL is representative of this region.
Southern Appalachian Piedmont -- this area, where the peidmoint descends to the coastal plain, was good water resouces suitable for setting up water-driven mills, while still being close enough to the coastal plain to make transportaion of those textiles easy. The textile industry in this area existed in rudimentary form during the Reconstructuion period, but didn't really take off until the 1890s and early 1900s. Cities in this area include Charlotte NC, Greensboro SC, and to a lesser extent Augusta GA.
Central Appalchain Coal Belts -- this is the major coal-mining areas of the Southern Appalachains, and includes Large parts of the Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky, and Tennessee. These areas are notable as the parts of the south that before the civil war, had the lowest levels of slave owernship, and consequently, the highest levels of support for the union. This was mainly beacause the rugged terrain was poorly suited for plantation-style agriculture, and these areas needed fairly early on to turn to mining and industry to support themselves.