share-cropping

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Which way did I like best—I'll take share-cropping.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

Then he went to Illinois where his younger sister and her husband were share-cropping.

From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by Harney, George S.

This machine and its successors completely transformed the cotton farming industry and led to the destruction of the share-cropping system.

From Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 by Schlebecker, John T.

Obviously, if this case is indicative, and there were others, share-cropping did not induce attitudes of subservience.

From The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography by Wolf, George D.