Sharecroppers

They were technically Free, but most lived as Sharecroppers …. and planted cotton.

Think Progress » Protesting McDonnell’s Confederacy proclamation, VA lawmakers wear black ribbons to remember slaves. 2010

Also good: the sources included websites, such as The African-American Mosaic from The Library of Congress and The Northern Migration of Sharecroppers in the 1920s.

Archive 2006-07-01 2006

Sharecroppers lived a life of dawn-to-dusk toil, and were often exploited and cheated by the landowner and his bailiffs.

Delizia! John Dickie 2008

Also good: the sources included websites, such as The African-American Mosaic from The Library of Congress and The Northern Migration of Sharecroppers in the 1920s.

National Geographic Non Fiction Round Up 2006

Sharecroppers and small peasants were the mainstay of the CPM in Bengal.

CPM just can’t accept the rural poor challenging it’ - Dipankar Bhattacharya Abhay N 2007

Sharecroppers and poor farmers desperate to believe they could feed their families.

The Good House Tananarive Due 2003

Sharecroppers traditionally received one-fifth of the harvest they worked on as pay, often given as a partial advance.

1864 2001

Sharecroppers were not independent operators, the court said, and growers could not avoid their legal responsibilities simply by inventing a new name for their employees.

In the Strawberry Fields 1995

Sharecroppers often complain that they are not receiving the full value of their fruit.

In the Strawberry Fields 1995

Sharecroppers must sell all their berries to their commission merchant, regardless of the price being offered.

In the Strawberry Fields 1995