Political Education in the Southern Farmers' Alliance, 1887-1900University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 - 242 pages |
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... tenant's section . By 1880 , nearly all share agreements stipulated that shares would be computed on the basis of cotton produced . This en- sured the landlord of a marketable return and forced tenants to devote an ever larger ...
... tenant's section . By 1880 , nearly all share agreements stipulated that shares would be computed on the basis of cotton produced . This en- sured the landlord of a marketable return and forced tenants to devote an ever larger ...
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... tenants were often demanding and dif- ficult to control . According to one landlord , John Dent , the most ob- streperous tenants were whites . After " hiring white and black laborers on the same terms , " Dent found that while blacks ...
... tenants were often demanding and dif- ficult to control . According to one landlord , John Dent , the most ob- streperous tenants were whites . After " hiring white and black laborers on the same terms , " Dent found that while blacks ...
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... tenants , and farm laborers ( see table 2.3 ) .14 From these constructed rates of illiteracy it is clear that , except in Virginia , the rate of illiteracy for white farmers exceeded that for all manufacturing workers , all ...
... tenants , and farm laborers ( see table 2.3 ) .14 From these constructed rates of illiteracy it is clear that , except in Virginia , the rate of illiteracy for white farmers exceeded that for all manufacturing workers , all ...
Contents
The Hard Lessons | 24 |
The Alliance and the Public School | 124 |
The Ocala Demands | 206 |
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