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which group of people was most affected by the boll weevil in the years between world war I and world war II
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The people hit hardest were Southern cotton sharecroppers and tenant farmers—especially African American rural laborers.
Why:
- The boll weevil devastated cotton, the main cash crop Southern sharecroppers depended on for income and credit.
- Sharecroppers/tenants had little capital or savings and were tied to landlords; crop failures meant debt, eviction, and loss of livelihood.
- These losses intensified out-migration (part of the Great Migration) as many Black farmworkers left the rural South for northern and midwestern cities seeking industrial jobs.
Small landowners and poor white farmers also suffered, but the economic and social impact was greatest among African American sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
Why:
- The boll weevil devastated cotton, the main cash crop Southern sharecroppers depended on for income and credit.
- Sharecroppers/tenants had little capital or savings and were tied to landlords; crop failures meant debt, eviction, and loss of livelihood.
- These losses intensified out-migration (part of the Great Migration) as many Black farmworkers left the rural South for northern and midwestern cities seeking industrial jobs.
Small landowners and poor white farmers also suffered, but the economic and social impact was greatest among African American sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
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