When North Carolina textile worker J. W. Mehaffry complained that the mill owners "were slave drivers," she made the point that
A) owners used the whip on the shop floor.
B) owners stood out as the only whites in the factory.
C) workers were bound to the factory in a modern system of peonage.
D) workers enjoyed no rights or protections against exploitation and injury.

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Mehaffry's statement metaphorically compares the harsh and exploitative conditions faced by textile workers to the lack of rights and protections similar to those experienced by slaves, rather than suggesting literal slavery or physical abuse.

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