Do you think sharecropping is a fair system? Please explain your answer.
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Varies. Students should first define sharecropping. Under the sharecropping system of farming, the sharecropper (often Black) worked the land and split the profits with the landowner. Sharecroppers were former slaves who worked the land in return of profit once the crop was sold. Former slaves needed jobs and sharecropping was largely available to them. While landowners would supply shelter, food, and clothing - they often split profits unequally. Further, if the sharecropper had any debt, it would be taken out of their profit. Landowners could inflate the amount of debt a sharecropper had and steal money from them. Sharecroppers did not have political or civil representation so it was extremely difficult to fight back. Some sharecroppers were even bound to lifetime contracts. While sharecropping was not considered a form of slavery, it is quite similar as the landowners essentially owned the financial and personal wellbeing of their sharecroppers.
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