Sharecropping In The Mid-1800s

The Civil War and the period of Reconstruction in the mid-1800s brought about great social, political, and economic changes to American society. The regional tensions that developed over issues of slavery in the early 19th Century continued following the bloodiest war in American history, complicating efforts to heal and redefine the status of African Americans. With the Union's victory, the Reconstruction Era aimed to address the challenges of bringing the Confederate states back into the United States, establishing civil rights for freed slaves, and rebuilding the Southern economy and society. Although many argue that the lives of African Americans had improved due to educational gains, however in southern states/communities southerners tried
If they didn’t give these crops they were forcibly removed from their land which was given to them by the federal government. Additionally, they were not paid for these crops as stated above; it was a form of rent which overall benefited the white population by increasing their wealth and economic status, further instituting the large division between the whites and the blacks. In addition to this, the institution of the Freedman Organization, which assisted blacks with their transition to everyday “normal” life, collapsed in 1872 and with the end of the Freedman Bank it left over five million dollars gone, and no way for the African Americans to access it. Due to this organization not being able to stay open, it caused many African American families distraught and no way to access their money in this bank due to it closing. Which even strengthened the division between whites and blacks when it came to economic status. Overall, the whites in the south were very adamant at preventing the African Americans from succeeding