Why did African Americans prefer sharecropping to wage labor?
A) Sharecropping placed blacks on equal footing with whites.
B) Most black sharecroppers became very wealthy.
C) White landlords provided black sharecroppers with housing for life.
D) Sharecropping freed blacks from the day-to-day supervision of whites.

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Sharecropping provided African Americans with a degree of independence and autonomy that was not possible in wage labor where African Americans may still have been subjected to discriminatory practices and close supervision by white employers. While sharecropping did not place blacks on equal footing with whites and most black sharecroppers did not become wealthy, it did offer a degree of economic opportunity that was not available through other means. Additionally, white landlords did not typically provide black sharecroppers with housing for life.

Why Did African Americans Prefer Sharecropping to Wage Labor