Sharecropping (1 janv. 1860 – 1 janv. 1940)
Description:
Who: Freed slaves, Southern LandownersWhat: System of farming in which ex-slaves lived on land owned by a white person, paid for the land in some percentage of the goods produced.
Where: Southern US
When: Late 1860s-1940s
Why: Allowed the further oppression of the officially enfranchised freedmen. Predominant farming system in the post-Civil War South.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1860
1 janv. 1940
~ 80 years