How long did sharecropping go on in the United States?

Question

If you could provide me with a page number and book that would be cool.

Answer 1

Under one name or another the practice continues but most sources would suggest the practice died out by the 1940's in America..

Here are a few links---


http://athena.english.vt.edu/~appalach/essaysS/sharecrop.htm
http://fcit.usf.edu/FLORIDA/lessons/reconst/reconst1.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/sharecrop/ps_dawson.html

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Answer 2

It started right after the Civil War during the era of Reconstruction. It continues, in one form or another, even today. Classically it exists in the South although it can exist in other areas as well, especially in the Midwest, but the range generally is throughout the South.

In an interesting political note, it is a matter of great pride for many politicians that their ancestors were share-croppers. It's almost like a Rite of Passage.

Answer 3

It still goes on, since basically it is just renting property for a share of the yield.