The Grapes of Wrath
Farming land that was owned by someone else.
Invariably they were forced to abandon those possessions and lost them - making them even more poor than they were before.
That the farmers must leave
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Tenant farmers grew a large variety of crops.
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Southern Tenant Farmers Union was created in 1934.
Tenant farmers were different from sharecroppers because they usually had their own tools and animals.
rented the land they farmed
Tenant Farmers
Tenant farmers were evicted from their land during the 1930s primarily due to the economic hardships of the Great Depression, which led to widespread poverty and a drop in agricultural prices. Many landlords, facing their own financial difficulties, chose to evict tenants who were unable to pay rent or meet their obligations. Additionally, agricultural policies, such as those implemented by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), aimed to reduce crop production, further exacerbating the situation for tenant farmers. This combination of economic strain and changing agricultural policies resulted in mass evictions across rural America.
Freeholders.