How was convict leasing in conflict with the promises of emancipation and Reconstruction?What kinds of labor systems did the Freedmen’s Bureau agents report during Reconstruction and what kinds developed after?

Watch the video Slavery By Another Name in the Media and Videos File on your Menu, read the “Sharecropping Contract,” and/or explore the documentary’s website Then answer 4 of the following questions, at least one from each section.

1. In what forms has forced labor been practiced in the past?
2. What kinds of labor systems did the Freedmen’s Bureau agents report during Reconstruction and what kinds developed after?
A. How did these systems operate?
B. How can contracts be used to take advantage of someone?
C. How was the criminal justice system manipulated to aid forced labor?
D. What role did contracts play in forced labor? How were contract terms extended?
E. How were men and women bought and sold through forced labor
a. For Conflict Leasing:
a. What role did convict leasing play in the South after emancipation?
b. How was convict leasing in conflict with the promises of emancipation and Reconstruction?
c. What impact do you think convict leasing had on blacks in the South?
a. For Sharecropping:
a. How did the process work
b. In what ways did African Americans in the South demonstrate an understanding of their
c. Sharecropper contract?
d. of sharecropping claimed it was “slavery with a paycheck.” To what extent do you agree or disagree with this evaluation? Explain your answer.
e. In what ways did sharecropping perpetuate the dependence of African Americans on white landowners