Black sharecropping
A) represented a continuation of the pre-Civil War gang-labor system.
B) differed sharply from the tenant system.
C) usually led to economic independence.
D) was a very common occupation of former slaves.
E) involved close white supervision, which recalled the days of slavery.

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Black sharecropping was a very common occupation for former slaves after the Civil War, as it was one of the few available options for them to work the land and earn a living, despite its exploitative nature.

Black Sharecropping