Following the end of the Civil War, most freedmen and poor whites in the South earned a living through sharecropping and tenant farming. This system allowed them to work on land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crops produced, which became a widespread practice in the post-war Southern economy.
Following the end of the Civil War, most freedmen and poor whites in the South earned a living through
construction and manufacturing
sharecropping and tenant farming
the textile industry
the financial industry
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