earch_eacr_2103 2103 eacr earch yes Sharecropping and tenant farming Hawkins, Van Sharecropping--Arkansas Sharecropping--Law and legislation--Arkansas Negotiation--Arkansas Plantations--Arkansas African American farmers--Arkansas Farmers--United States Overview entry on Sharecropping and Tenant Farming in Arkansas, the agricultural system through which Arkansas coped with Reconstruction and the end of slavery. Farmers were given a plot of land to live on and cultivate, and in return, the land-owner received a percentage of the farmer's crop. Article includes photographs. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2006-04-04 Articles Photographs http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=2103 1800/2006 Arkansas copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007 20090526 204831