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Use of land by a tenant in return for a share of the crops produced
land. Sharecropping is different from tenant farming, which provides the tenant greater autonomy, and higher economic and social status. Sharecropping may
Sharecropping
American sociologist
Institute. He studied and wrote about sharecropping in Macon County and Greene County. He exposed sharecropping as exploitative. His papers are in the
Arthur_F._Raper
1976 novel by Mildred D. Taylor
several themes, including Jim Crow segregation, Black landownership, sharecropping, the Great Depression, and lynching. In 1933, 9-year-old Cassie Logan
Roll_of_Thunder,_Hear_My_Cry
Agricultural economic system
labourer. Two common implementations of the sharefarming concept are sharecropping and sharemilking, although it has been applied to other sorts of agricultural
Sharefarming
Legal regime in which area owned by an individual is held by another person
road or the right to graze one's animals on commonly owned land. When sharecropping, one has use of agricultural land owned by another person in exchange
Land_tenure
City in Texas, United States
Fulshear (/ˈfʊlʃər/ FUUL-shər) is a city in northwestern Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, and is located on the western edge of the Houston–Pasadena–The
Fulshear,_Texas
Cultivation of land for a proprietor by one who receives a proportion of the produce
proprietor by one who receives a proportion of the produce, as a kind of sharecropping. Another class of land tenancy in France is named fermage [fr], whereby
Metayage
the AAA passed in 1938. Sharecropping became widespread in the South during and after the Reconstruction Era. Sharecropping is a system where the land
History of African-American agriculture
History_of_African-American_agriculture
Roman law dealing with tenancy agreements of imperial estates in Roman North Africa
a landlord requires cultivation of at least five hectares of land. Sharecropping forces the colonii to cultivate their land with more effort to attain
Lex_Manciana
Cultivation of plants and animals to produce foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials
international economies throughout history, ranging from tenant farmers and sharecropping in the post–American Civil War Southern United States to the European
Agriculture
Social history in the southeastern US
(1863–1877), in the Alabama black belt some compromise was reached through a sharecropping system in which local black farmers were under the protection of rich
Black Belt in the American South
Black_Belt_in_the_American_South
U.S. state
Tennessee's economy. The majority of freed slaves were forced into sharecropping during the latter 19th century, and many others worked as agricultural
Tennessee
Land reform process in communist Hungary
understand ... the country needs meat!"[11] Also allowed was the practice of sharecropping, in which co-operatively owned land was divided up between families
Collectivization_in_Hungary
System and type of sharecropping
on the same principle but further concentrated the community wealth. Sharecropping, a related system of agriculture that also developed in the post-Civil
Crop-lien_system
Northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi
their stake in the land. They had to resort to sharecropping and tenant farming to survive. Sharecropping and tenant farming replaced the slave-dependent
Mississippi_Delta
Short story by William Faulkner
Abner Snopes. Abner, patriarch of his family, is discontented with the sharecropping system he is trapped in, and is accused of damaging the property of
Barn_Burning
Music genre originating in 1860s
specific harsh realities of the Deep South, including the difficulties of sharecropping and the economic devastation caused by the boll weevil. Many elements
Blues
Machinery used in farming or other agriculture
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Agricultural_machinery
Era of US history from the 1870s to the late 1890s
changes in agricultural practices. The most significant of these was sharecropping, where tenant farmers "shared" up to half of their crop with the landowners
Gilded_Age
Agricultural developments in 1950s–1960s
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Green_Revolution
American boxer (1914–1981)
of his parents were children of former slaves, alternating between sharecropping and rental farming. Louis suffered from a speech impediment and spoke
Joe_Louis
American civil rights activist (1919–2017)
a family of sharecropping farmworkers. At 17, her mother died and she cared for her six siblings. She continued to work in sharecropping and by 1944,
Recy_Taylor
Effect of pesticide use
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Resurgence_(pest)
Social category
person's land, exchanging labor for a share of the crops. This was called sharecropping. The land owner would pay for the seeds and tools in exchange for a
Peonage
Food production system
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Aquaponics
Science of producing and using plants
pigs crops Natural Monoculture Orchard Organic Paddy field Ranching Sharecropping Sowing Colonia Slash-and-burn Smallholding Terrace Steam sterilization
Agronomy
Laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S.
the United States Racism in the United States Second-class citizen Sharecropping Sundown town The New Jim Crow Timeline of the civil rights movement
Jim_Crow_laws
Academic field within biology
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Agricultural_science
Farmer whose land is owned by a landlord
reform by country Peasant Serfdom Metayage system of sharecropping Rural tenancy Sharecropping Verdingkinder Colonus (person) Kamajiro Hotta Dowell,
Tenant_farmer
Annual celebration of the harvest season
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Harvest_festival
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List_of_food_origins
Funeral Service in Roanoke, Alabama. Born into rural poverty under the sharecropping system in the segregated Deep South, Clark later became the founding
Wilkie_Clark
back to the tenth century and still in wide practice. It is a form of sharecropping by which the owner of a rural farm commissions a natural person (masover
Masoveria
American politician and attorney (born 1951)
hundreds of acres of land in Catahoula when his mother died and turned to sharecropping to work the land. Kennedy has written and published the following books
John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)
John_Kennedy_(Louisiana_politician)
Fugitive slave laws Underground Railroad Other labor Convict leasing Sharecropping Lists of plantations Alabama Arkansas Florida Leon Georgia Kentucky
Plantation complexes in the Southern United States
Plantation_complexes_in_the_Southern_United_States
Dynamic set of economic and technological factors that affect agricultural practices
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Agrarian_system
Roman lawyer, author and magistrate (61 – c. 113)
switching the administration of his estate to a sharecropping system called colonia partiaria. Under the sharecropping system, Pliny's slaves would act as overseers
Pliny_the_Younger
slavery's economic and social functions continued through segregation, sharecropping, and convict leasing. Involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime
Slavery_in_the_United_States
1865 amendment abolishing slavery
the Professor Jacqueline Jones, 'perhaps as many as one-third of all [sharecropping farmers] in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia were being held against
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
2018 Italian magical realistic drama film by Alice Rohrwacher
discover a community unaware of public education, the abolition of sharecropping, and their own freedom of movement. They evacuate the peasants, but
Happy_as_Lazzaro
1927–1949 social revolution in China
of north China, rates of 40%, 50%, and 60% were common. A system of sharecropping prevailed in much of Shanxi, where landlords owned all agricultural
Chinese_Communist_Revolution
French author
failing, an example of crop diversity. It also recommended métayage (sharecropping) so that cash tenants would take all the risks and thus demand lower
Olivier_de_Serres
Period after American Civil War (1865–1877)
capital to pay freedmen to bring in crops. As a result, a system of sharecropping was developed in which landowners broke up large plantations and rented
Reconstruction_era
American economics professor active 1965–
on agricultural and early American history. Two such examples are “Sharecropping and Agricultural Uncertainty” and “Economic Burden: Spark to the American
Joseph_D._Reid
Large area of land for raising livestock
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Ranch
1931 American Harlem Renaissance novel
becomes increasingly apparent, as the South relies on Black labor through sharecropping. The novel is known not only for its satiric bite and inventive plot
Black_No_More
Farming approach
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Sustainable_agriculture
Widely scattered population from a single original territory
main reason for emigration, specifically the lack of land as mezzadria sharecropping flourished in Italy, especially in the South, and property became subdivided
Diaspora
Region of Italy
fragmented land ownership or 'latifondo'. Greatly diffused in the past, the sharecropping never produced an extreme land fragmentation. The main products are
Marche
Country in Southern Europe (1861–1946)
main reason for emigration, specifically the lack of land as mezzadria sharecropping flourished in Italy, especially in the South, and property became subdivided
Kingdom_of_Italy
State in Eastern India
illegal distribution of land, absentee landlordism and the system of sharecropping or bataidari on unfavorable terms, lack of employment in other sectors
Bihar
American politician (born 1958)
Steele. His father died in 1962. His mother, who had been born into a sharecropping family in South Carolina, worked for minimum wage as a laundress to
Michael_Steele
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
the landlord with a share of the produce, a practice also known as sharecropping (in French, métayage). In the 1760s, many of the original French farmers
Metairie,_Louisiana
United States historic place
opened a mercantile store to serve the several dozen or so families sharecropping on his land. Originally known as "Goodwin", the town benefited by its
Gruene,_New_Braunfels,_Texas
Plant fiber from the genus Gossypium
the Southern economy after slavery ended in 1865. Across the South, sharecropping evolved, in which landless farmers worked land owned by others in return
Cotton
Political party in France
departments of central France, such as Allier and Cher (where a form of sharecropping existed, in addition to mining and small industrial-mining centres such
French_Communist_Party
Agricultural method
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Intercropping
American waiter and butler (1919–2010)
born in Buckingham County, Virginia and raised on Shirland Farm, a sharecropping plantation near Scottsville. He worked as a waiter for many years, in
Eugene_Allen
Main residence of the lord of a manor
the demise of plantation slavery after the Civil War gave rise to a sharecropping agricultural economy that had similarities to European serfdom and lasted
Manor_house
American politician (1930–1996)
Leonard and Ova (Delaney) Blanton. He was raised in an impoverished sharecropping family with road-building interests. While working with his family's
Ray_Blanton
Changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership
can have in real property. Leasehold or rental Rights to use a common Sharecropping Run rig and rundale Well-field system Easements Kibbutz and moshav Satoyama
Land_reform
Group of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices
African Americans The New Jim Crow (2010) Sundown town All-white jury Sharecropping Convict leasing Chain gang Category:History of racial segregation in
Social_Darwinism
Use of technology in agriculture
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Agricultural_technology
Sustainable farming approach
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Natural_farming
Local administrative division of Yemen
5356/jorient.41.2_114. ISSN 0030-5219. Donaldson, William J. (2000). Sharecropping in the Yemen: A Study of Islamic Theory, Custom, and Pragmatism. BRILL
'Uzlah
American racial slur
African Americans The New Jim Crow (2010) Sundown town All-white jury Sharecropping Convict leasing Chain gang Category:History of racial segregation in
Black_Buck
American preacher (1891-1965)
Sharecropper Roadside Demonstration, where both black and white homeless sharecropping families camped out on the side of the road as a means of getting the
Owen_Whitfield
Retrieved February 25, 2026. "Sharecropping: Definition and Dates". HISTORY. June 24, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2025. "Sharecropping: Slavery Rerouted". PBS
Race and ethnicity in the United States
Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States
Type of aquaculture
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Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
Integrated_multi-trophic_aquaculture
Non-irrigated farming in areas with little rainfall during the growing season
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Dryland_farming
History of Italy since 1946
a wide support. This is considered a consequence of the particular sharecropping ("mezzadria") farming contracts used in these regions. The Holy See
History of the Italian Republic
History_of_the_Italian_Republic
U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina
factories heavily dependent on just a few labor-intensive crops, relying on sharecropping and tenancy, especially for black laborers. The Carolinas are distinct
Carolinas
Village in Kyrgyzstan
included 40 landless settler families. Lease agreements followed a sharecropping arrangement: the settler peasants carried out plowing and provided seeds
Kyzyl-Suu
City in Ohio, United States
when the mechanization of southern agriculture brought an end to the sharecropping system, leading onetime farm laborers to seek industrial jobs. Youngstown's
Youngstown,_Ohio
plantation from her mother, Mary Anne's calling lay in education. She sharecropped the Atkinson farm, moved to her father's homeplace on Powder Springs
Union Chapel, Marietta, Georgia
Union_Chapel,_Marietta,_Georgia
Anti-black violence in Arkansas in 1919
the 20th Century (2002), in a section called "The Changing Face of Sharecropping and Tenancy": The black trustee raced back to Helena, the county seat
Elaine_massacre
American boxer (c. 1930–1970)
of Fame in 1991. Charles "Sonny" Liston was born circa 1930 into a sharecropping family that farmed the poor land of Morledge Plantation near Johnson
Sonny_Liston
Hong Kong-born American economist (born 1935)
was largely ignored by neo-classical economists. According to Cheung, sharecropping is not necessarily exploitative. It will achieve the same efficient
Steven_N._S._Cheung
introducing new animal breeds, and establishing new business arrangements: sharecropping was replaced by large-scale leasing agreements. Various other names
Accademia di Agricoltura di Torino
Accademia_di_Agricoltura_di_Torino
American actor
story together as a boy thrust into being "man of the family" on a sharecropping farm during the Depression. The adults were nominated for Best Actor
Kevin_Hooks
Branch of agriculture
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Intensive_animal_farming
Agricultural crop grown to sell for profit
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Cash_crop
During the American Colonial Period, tenant farmers complained about the sharecropping system, as well as by the dramatic increase in population which added
Land reform in the Philippines
Land_reform_in_the_Philippines
Agricultural practice
pigs crops Natural Monoculture Orchard Organic Paddy field Ranching Sharecropping Sowing Colonia Slash-and-burn Smallholding Terrace Steam sterilization
Slash-and-burn_agriculture
American economist and Nobel Laureate (born 1943)
Stiglitz, Joseph E. (April 1974). "Incentives and risk sharing in sharecropping" (PDF). Review of Economic Studies. 41 (2). Oxford Journals: 219–55
Joseph_Stiglitz
Area of land used to produce food and crops
societies without widespread industrialized farming, tenant farming and sharecropping are common; farmers either pay landowners for the right to use farmland
Farm
Last living survivor of the transatlantic slave trade
continued to work as a sharecropper in Alabama with her relatives. Sharecropping emerged after the Civil War and it often kept formerly enslaved individuals
Matilda_McCrear
Part of animal husbandry
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Poultry_farming
2012 book by Katherine van Wormer, David W. Jackson III, and Charletta Sudduth
and employer. The book places these accounts within the history of sharecropping, paternalism, and the civil rights movement. The work is based on interviews
The_Maid_Narratives
Town in Mississippi, United States
black soldiers at nearby Starkville. Senator Trent Lott, whose father sharecropped a stretch of cotton field in Duck Hill during the 1940s, said in 1999
Duck_Hill,_Mississippi
Mist-based plant growing process
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Aeroponics
1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines
conditions of African Americans in slavery and African Americans in the sharecropping plantation. The novel shows how formerly enslaved people lived after
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The_Autobiography_of_Miss_Jane_Pittman
Belgian-Indian economist (born 1959)
experience that he recounted alongside Naresh Sharma in their article "Sharecropping in a North Indian Village" published in the Journal of Development Studies
Jean_Drèze
Practice of inhaling a burnt substance for psychoactive effects
1860s, from which the primary labor force transition from slavery to sharecropping. This compounded with a change in demand, lead to the industrialization
Smoking
Solution technique in contract theory
(2): 380–387. Stiglitz, Joseph (1974). "Incentives and Risk Sharing in Sharecropping". The Review of Economic Studies. 41 (2): 219–255. doi:10.2307/2296714
First-order_approach
Economic phenomenon
Neocolonialism Overexploitation Property income Prosumerism Rate of exploitation Sharecropping Trafficking of children Unearned income Unequal exchange Unfree labour
Exploitation_of_labour
Self-reinforcing sequence of events
maintain and improve the area. Other examples include the poverty cycle, sharecropping, and the intensification of drought. In 2021, Austrian Chancellor Alexander
Vicious_circle
Political alliance in Chile
peasants already working the land. The process was similar to that of sharecropping, in which the owners of the land pay people to work the land. The peasants
Popular_Unity_(Chile)
American judge
The Birmingham Times. Retrieved May 3, 2024. "Video: Reflections on Sharecropping | Watch Slavery by Another Name Online | PBS Video". player.pbs.org
U._W._Clemon
main reason for emigration, specifically the lack of land as mezzadria sharecropping flourished in Italy, especially in the South, and property became subdivided
History_of_Italy
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