Indebted sharecroppers had the option to continue working for the same landowner to pay off debt with the next harvest or to begin farming for a different landowner with the debt incorporated into the new contract.

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

Sources

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

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• sharecropping concept