Landowners in the American South provided sharecroppers with land, seeds, tools, clothing, and food, with the costs of these supplies deducted from the sharecroppers' portion of the harvest.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Britannica
  Debt slavery | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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• Debt slavery | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica www.britannica.com Britannica via serper

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• sharecropping concept
• American South location