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Definition of Sharecroppers
1. sharecropper [n] - See also: sharecropper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharecroppers
Literary usage of Sharecroppers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1877-1945 by Clayton D. Laurie, Ronald H. Cole (1997)
"A US ARMY SOLDIER ESCORTS sharecroppers INTO DETENTION, ELAINE, ARKANSAS Jenks'
troops engaged in mopping-up operations, and military patrols combed ..."
2. Pakistan: A Country Study edited by Peter R. Blood (1996)
"Many owners of large holdings were absentee landlords, contributing little to
production but extracting as much as possible from the sharecroppers who ..."
3. Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 by Bruce A. Ragsdale, Joel D. Treese (1996)
"With his newfound prosperity, he offered sharecroppers low-interest loans and
established a Republican newspaper in Montgomery. Soon he reen- tered politics ..."
4. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"We only hear about the ones they choose to write about—the sharecroppers in ...
I know a lot of good sharecroppers were killed just because they wanted ..."
5. Proceedings of the Conference on Weed Control in Rice, 31 August-4 September by International Rice Research Institute, International Weed Science Society (1983)
"We have seen the farmers who cultivate for themselves—the owner cultivators—do
the practice better than the sharecroppers. We have a lot of absentee ..."
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