This passage is from the testimony of Henry Adams, a former enslaved man who testified before the Senate in 1880 about the treatment he encountered after emancipation. This passage is describing the proposition for a slave✔ sharecroppingJim Crow contract.
In two to three sentences, describe what makes this proposed contract one-sided.
This contract is one-sided because it grants the landowner complete control over the crops and the laborer's time while providing very little compensation. Furthermore, it often forces the laborer into a cycle of debt by requiring them to purchase supplies from the landowner at high prices, making it impossible to gain financial independence.
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