The majority of southern farmers during the 19th century were small landowners and tenant farmers, many of whom relied on subsistence farming to support their families. While some owned slaves and operated larger plantations, the vast majority worked smaller plots of land and faced economic challenges. Additionally, many were sharecroppers, particularly after the Civil War, who farmed land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crop. This system often perpetuated cycles of poverty and debt.
A majority of Southerners were small farmers.
Farmers Alliance Southern Farmers Alliance The Grange
The Farmers Alliance was formed to try to help farmers to become profitable again after the Civil War. The Southern Farmers Alliance, unlike the other alliances in the north and the mid-west excluded black farmers from their organization. This exclusion led to African American farmers making an alliance of their own.
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The majority of southern farmers in the United States before the Civil War were small farmers who owned few slaves or none at all. These farmers primarily grew food crops such as corn, wheat, and vegetables for their own consumption and for local markets. Only a small percentage of southern farmers owned large plantations worked by enslaved laborers.
Yeoman farmers made up most of the Southern white society in the 1800s. Yeoman farmers owned small farms and sometimes had other farmers working for them.
Yeoman farmers made up most of the Southern white society in the 1800s. Yeoman farmers owned small farms and sometimes had other farmers working for them.
The majority of Greek males were farmers.
Yeoman farmers
Southern Tenant Farmers Union was created in 1934.
A majority of Southerners were small farmers.
Farmers' Alliance
Most southern farmers owned no slaves
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Yeoman farmers
The web address of the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum is: http://stfm.astate.edu