jan 2, 1865 - 13th Amendment Ratified
Description:
- Abolished slavery in the US- Sharecropping came to replace slavery soon after the 13th Amendment
- Although black workers were being paid wages, the sharecropping system closely resembled slavery, especially since sharecroppers were nearly always in debt to the landowners and lived on the landowner's land
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 1865
Now
~ 159 years ago
