Explain what it means to be in a cycle of poverty and why sharecroppers experienced this problem

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Harold Scott

15 September, 04:42

Explain what it means to be in a cycle of poverty and why sharecroppers experienced this problem

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Sharecropping became a cycle of debt for many people who were part of this system. Many sharecroppers were former slaves. When they became free, they didn't have the resources to buy all the things they needed in order to farm the land. As a result, they rented land from the landowners.