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a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops
grew up the child of a poor sharecropper
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Recent Examples of sharecroppers
Born to sharecroppers in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson lived in a world far from white country clubs or Black luxury.
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Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
All my grandparents were sharecroppers in Mississippi before migrating to Gary in the late 1920s.
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Lori Latham,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Black sharecroppers and farm workers used music to process segregation, deep poverty and systemic violence.
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Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
The second looked at life among migrant workers, sharecroppers and others dwelling in mountain areas.
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ABC News,
7 June 2026
Meanwhile, her parents lost their jobs; her grandparents, who were sharecroppers, were forced off the land; and the grocery store refused to serve her family.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
His father, Walter Riley, was one of eleven children of sharecroppers from Durham County, North Carolina, and became an activist at thirteen.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
But although the edifice built at great expense—by Fannie Lou Hamer, by John Lewis, by the bloodied limbs of Mississippi sharecroppers and Alabama marchers—has not been entirely bulldozed, only the facade remains.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Generations of sharecroppers farmed the land, called the Franklin Farms megasite, until 2006, when the Franklin family sold it to the state of Louisiana, which then hoped to attract an auto plant.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
All my grandparents were sharecroppers in Mississippi before migrating to Gary in the late 1920s.
—
Lori Latham,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Black sharecroppers and farm workers used music to process segregation, deep poverty and systemic violence.
—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
The second looked at life among migrant workers, sharecroppers and others dwelling in mountain areas.
—
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Meanwhile, her parents lost their jobs; her grandparents, who were sharecroppers, were forced off the land; and the grocery store refused to serve her family.
—
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
His father, Walter Riley, was one of eleven children of sharecroppers from Durham County, North Carolina, and became an activist at thirteen.
—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
But although the edifice built at great expense—by Fannie Lou Hamer, by John Lewis, by the bloodied limbs of Mississippi sharecroppers and Alabama marchers—has not been entirely bulldozed, only the facade remains.
—
Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Generations of sharecroppers farmed the land, called the Franklin Farms megasite, until 2006, when the Franklin family sold it to the state of Louisiana, which then hoped to attract an auto plant.
—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecroppers
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The area has a rich and compelling history, filled with legends, wars, and homesteaders long before 1939, when the land became part of the National Park Service.
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Also on Holzherr, humble homesteaders the Knoll family brace for the intrusion of Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts, with more facial piercings than Hellraiser’s Pinhead), leader of a band of interplanetary Brigands.
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But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
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The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.
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More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China.
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Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
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Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.
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Now some are calling for the government to buy farmland from willing growers and leave that land dry.
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These rulings are set to create a clearer framework for businesses and growers.
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore sees higher demand for patio furniture and planters in summer.
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Shop furniture and decor for every room, the best summer bedding, and outdoor essentials, like furniture, umbrellas, planters, and more.
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