Many Southern landowners used the law to convert most of the former slaves into sharecroppers and trap them in a system of debt peonage.

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This is true. After the Civil War, many former slaves were forced into sharecropping agreements with their former masters. These agreements often left the sharecroppers in perpetual debt, as they were required to purchase supplies on credit from the landowners at exorbitant prices. This system became known as debt peonage.

Many Southern Landowners Used the Law to Convert Most of the Former