AFRICAN AMERICAN LANDLORDS IN THE RURAL SOUTH, 1870-1950: A PROFILE. |
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Grim, Valerie
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1/1/98
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Journal
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Agricultural History
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72(2)p.399-416
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African American
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African-American landlords in the South provided social and economic support for poor, rural African Americans by offering them an alternative to employment on white plantations. In addition tohiring sharecroppers and agricultural day laborers, black landlords invested in such businesses as cotton gins, flour mills, mechanic shops, hardware, and other retail stores thatemployed African Americans. These landlords encouraged, even required, their sharecroppers and other laborers to raise much of their own food, supported rural schools, and helped somebuy their own land. African Americans who worked for these landlords tended to be poorer than those who worked for whites, but they accepted greater poverty in return for respectand greater opportunity.
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