Sharecropping During Reconstruction

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The process of reconstruction began in 1865 after the Civil War, and continued until the election of Hayes. This all happened in the South. Reconstruction was a failure for African Americans politically because of rights gained and lost, economically due to being able to earn and lose money, and socially because for the most part they gained positions in the community, which could go either way, good or bad. One good example of economical failure is Sharecropping. Sharecropping is basically keeping freed slaves in debt to former owners, which is reinforcing slavery as well. This was a major failure during reconstruction, not only did it promote slavery again, it kept Africans in debt so they couldn’t make any money. I think we can all agree

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