How did the idea of sharecropping originate? Ed Ayers: After [freedmen] begin to get that one crop in the ground, they can tell, they're going to have to work something on a more stable basis.

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In DeKalb County, a group of historic sites wants to keep the legacy of a once-bustling Black sharecropping community alive.