Laws restricting African American freedom, maintaining white supremacy after the Civil War.

System where Black families worked land owned by whites for a share of the crops, often leading to debt.

Farmers borrowing money using future crops as collateral, trapping them in debt if harvests failed.

System where African Americans were arrested for minor offenses and leased out as forced labor.

General Sherman's plan to give 40 acres to freed families, later revoked.

Federal agency to aid freed slaves with labor contracts, education, and civil rights.

Sharecropping: Economic dependence through debt, agricultural labor | Convict Leasing: Forced labor through legal manipulation, industrial/agricultural labor.

Laws restricting African American freedom and maintaining white supremacy after the Civil War.

A system where Black families worked land owned by whites in exchange for a share of the crops, often leading to debt.

Farmers borrow money for supplies, using future crops as collateral, trapping them in debt if the harvest fails.

African Americans were arrested for minor offenses and leased out as forced labor, a form of re-enslavement.

General Sherman's plan to give 40 acres to freed families, later revoked, hindering Black economic independence.