How did the idea of sharecropping originate? Ed Ayers: After [freedmen] begin to get that one crop in the ground, they can tell, they're going to have to work something on a more stable basis.

In DeKalb County, a group of historic sites wants to keep the legacy of a once-bustling Black sharecropping community alive.

Do you have a story to tell about sharecropping in Williamsburg County, the Pee Dee or Low Country regions or another part of South Carolina? Epps-McGill Farmhouse is seeking to document and ...

Author Tim Shea partnered with iconic Hollywood stuntman Willie Harris to tell his story. Harris began his life under Jim Crow in rural Mississippi on a sharecropping ...

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In DeKalb County, a group of historic sites wants to keep the legacy of a once-bustling Black sharecropping community alive. USPS Announces Changes To First-Class Mail, Other Services Lester Holt ...