African American History – 1865 to Present
Tenant farming is an agricultural system in which landowners lease their land to tenants, who then cultivate the land in exchange for a share of the crops produced. This system emerged in the post-Reconstruction South as a response to economic needs and social changes following the Civil War. It allowed landowners, many of whom were white Southerners, to maintain control over their land while providing a means for mostly African American farmers to work and earn a living, though often under exploitative conditions.
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