The Forgotten Lives of Black Sharecroppers | Rare History in Photos

During the late 1930s and early 1940s, a group of resilient individuals fought against the oppressive system of sharecropping in the American South. In this video, we delve into the forgotten lives of black sharecroppers through a collection of captivating old photographs.
After the Civil War, former slaves were in search of jobs, while plantation owners needed laborers. This led to the creation of sharecropping, a system of agricultural labor prevalent in the South. Sharecroppers were assigned a plot of land to work and owed the owner a share of the crop at the end of the season. They relied on the tools and farm animals provided by the landowner.

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