How did sharecropping often limit the freedom of African American farmers?
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Correct answer: It created debt dependency that tied many families to landowners and merchants
Sharecroppers often had to borrow money for supplies and repay debts from their harvests. Low crop prices and unfair contracts frequently kept families in debt and limited their independence.
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