From Slavery to Sharecropping
What did many of the African American slaves, who were now free as a result of the 13th Amendment passing in 1865, do for work?
The 13th amendment of the Constitution was passed in 1865, which abolished slavery. So, what happened next? Many slaves turned to sharecropping, working in the same fields that they worked in when they were slaves. Read about sharecropping in this article and what it meant to the newly-freed slaves.
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