Why did African Americans prefer sharecropping to gang labor?
A) Sharecropping allowed individuals a certain amount of autonomy, whereas the landowner directly managed gang labor.
B) Gang labor had the potential of putting farmers in debt, whereas sharecropping was a guaranteed wage.
C) Sharecropping gave farmers 90 percent of the profits from a harvest, whereas gang labor only gave one-third.
D) Gang labor involved more responsibility and personal accountability, while sharecropping was less stressful.
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