Listening to him makes me remember how strong his and my parents generation was as Black Americans to be able to survive during dangerous and very hard times, sir I commend you
@mixer143166 жыл бұрын
Well said. This is truly a man's man.
@aderlinejohnson85666 жыл бұрын
@Melanin Doll. May I ask why? I feel the same but if it's not a problem I would like to hear your reasons.
@bigvalley49875 жыл бұрын
So intelligent. I love My peoples.🥰☑️
@PhilipBurton-dn3ce5 жыл бұрын
mycolortv1 my people were sold in the market places of europe and the middle east continuously for well over 1000yrs, and guess what?.........im white, a traditional owner of a land that later became known as England, the slaughter of my people started over 2000yrs ago and continued through 5 invasions by the romans, saxons, danes, vikings and the french normans, still to this day the ruling class of England are the french norman invaders and have been for 1000yrs
@lamarross42835 жыл бұрын
Yes those were the days and being born in the year of 1966 I barely missed those stressful long and hot days working for .10 cents a hour. Black folks really was United during those times and days because they had no choice. Now it seems like today's time people is taking a step backwards instead of forward when it comes to race relations. People must learn to let go of the past pain and hurt and allow the healing to take place. Black folks can not go back and fix the past. You can only work on the present and the future. Hate Evil and jealousy will only end when people decide to end racism !
@Offthbadan6 жыл бұрын
I was born in 68 and its hard to believe people lived like this in the 60s. Now I see why my parents (God rest their souls) moved north. I took so much for granted.
@Ravangers6 жыл бұрын
Wow i love a real historical lesson without any crap on the edges, he gives it how it is, how it was.
@nubianqueen18828 жыл бұрын
God bless you sir, I could listen to you all day.
@TheSuperbeauty248 жыл бұрын
yes i agree
@bigvalley49875 жыл бұрын
I can listen to as well. That is the Art we lost. LISTENING. Take life a little easier. Take life a little easier. He have such a soothing Family oriented voice.
@kappakumplete5 жыл бұрын
I found the contract that my 3x great grandfather signed to be a sharecropper in South Carolina in 1868. Slavery had just recently been abolished and he was still toiling away in the fields. The land owner was a Confederate soldier. Imagine how wonderful he must have treated them. I hate my family had to endure this but I am proud of them for surviving for themselves and for me.
@dreamergirlbaby5 жыл бұрын
How were you able to find the contract? I’m from S.C
@brandonsaquariumsandterrar89853 жыл бұрын
See if you can put the contract in a museum!
@sharonbartlett43074 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. That is very very interesting information. My grandfather was a sharecropper in the 1930s during the Depression. All of my aunts and uncles told stories about picking cotton. They also told me the difference between picking and pulling cotton. One time when I was around 12 years old my mother tookus kids to see some of the houses that she lived in and the cotton gin where they took the cotton that they had picked. That was a very hard time on the Family. I keep trying to envision my grandmother living like that and raising 9 children. Thank you again for sharing this, it has given me some insight how they lived. They also did not have electricity or running water. They had coal oil lamps and a well where they had to pump the water to bring into the house. All of the children had their own special chores. when they were out in the cotton fields my grandmother would place the babies on the end of the tow sack and hold them along well she was picking cotton. all of the older children from the age of five on up would pick cotton. When their tow sack was full they would empty it into the back have a truck. When the truck was full someone would take it to the cotton gin.
@bigblendmag4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your thoughtful reply. This is a time in history we tend to forget, and we are aware that there were sharecroppers of all races. This video has sparked a lot of interest and comments, some comments that I had to remove, but most were informative. This is a huge subject and this video only covers a small part of the subject. However, a lot of Americans really are not aware of sharecropping and how it worked. Big Blend Magazines.
@mikewoods8975 жыл бұрын
What a blessing you are Mr. Sheilds for helping to carry on part of our American history. I hope you have a very blessed day!
@Emmieh33 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that sharecropping continued that far into the 20th century. I'm glad this video is still up. Just happened to need to research Sharecropping in Louisiana.
@bigblendmag3 жыл бұрын
If you ever get the chance to visit, it will be something that stays with you forever... Well worth seeing. Nancy - BigBlendMagazines.com
@akeishaharris4 жыл бұрын
My grand parents were share croppers and may they both rest in peace. I remember my whole family lived on one street. They were in Union Springs Alabama. I'm 41 years old and I loved visiting them. They both passed away in the early to mid 90's.
@sheashea46225 жыл бұрын
My grandmother used to tell me about this way of living. I always loved for her to talk about her past life. Sometimes it would make me sad and as I got older it would upset me because of the injustice she and her family endured.
@shakkay.38995 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you're over reacting; sounds like a good life.
@sheashea46224 жыл бұрын
@Adonis Johnson I am not sure if your comment was directed to me or not because you did not put a handle on it but if it was, you are entitled to freedom of speech and to your own opinion. I expressed my self without using any derogatory comments and there was no need for you to make such a comment. However, you are entitled to speak your mind, but please remember when it is your turn to endure take it with a grain of salt.
@westcoastgirl4 жыл бұрын
Your story is full of hope and promise . A positive message that you can better your lot no matter what . Thanks for sharing .
@kristinwhitaker29836 жыл бұрын
The human strength of African Americans is like non I have ever witnessed before. Bless you and your family
@chewie20554 жыл бұрын
Kristin Whitaker African Americans ( not all black’s ancestors came from Africa)...were not the only sharecroppers...
@BernardAsare-bh9gp7 ай бұрын
And where else did Blacks come from apart from Africa?@chewie2055
@loveleighstylez88537 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful story God bless you and thank you for preserving our culture
@marvinhesler3214 жыл бұрын
I was so overwhelmed with emotions from your stories...I am glad to have met you sir...may you be blessed in all your life
@none360business64 жыл бұрын
Marvin Hesler 🙏🏿💛😇
@1guyreckingkrew3 жыл бұрын
I wish I had grandparents 🥺 I know our family is from Clarksdale Mississippi so I’m sure my family live like this.
@t.c.30274 жыл бұрын
One day these kids now a days WILL look back, see, & hopefully understand what WE delt with in our days! i.e., same situations on a diff. level, just another time!
@stevenanderson71942 жыл бұрын
What you have done here is so important and wonderful.
@kristinwhitaker29836 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story and how children would make toys wow.
@rebelbelle622 жыл бұрын
I think those plantation toys are fantastic! They tie us to history. Thank you for sharing this with us.
@stevenfuller23284 жыл бұрын
You're an inspiration! Thanks for educating us on sharecroppers life. I also gladly appreciate you, for your services to our country. You're awesome, and you never forgot where you came from. 💪👊👍👍
@jameswells-uk6qu4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love his home made plantation toys!!! 👍 💝
@ladyt-cj4gg5 жыл бұрын
My grandmother is 80 and has surpressd most of her memories from that time she picked cotton so sad
@MrsEster-tb6ye2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should let her see the video, then she might want to talk and give her side of the story
@laneitajones77716 жыл бұрын
My mother who was born in 1922 in Texas often talked of corn silk dolls when she was little.
@redforlifehead13246 жыл бұрын
LaNeita Jones my mother taught me how to make those dolls
@hodgemoss5 жыл бұрын
redforlife head Then do a KZbin video of how to make it please
@sandraroberts74063 жыл бұрын
@@redforlifehead1324 ME TOO WERE TAUGHT MY GRANDMA AND SISTER
@Sheshe6619728 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Thank you, Sir, for sharing all of this information.
@geaj42146 жыл бұрын
Goes to show as long as you have family that stick together you can make it through much love
@FunintheSun8135 жыл бұрын
This blessed my soul. May God richly bless him and all those involved in making this video
@JolieBlonLA8 жыл бұрын
Bravo, Mr. Sheilds !!! I just wish that it was longer; perhaps with some of your family history, how many siblings are in your family & how long your family has lived in the Cane River area. Even so, I so enjoyed your narration. Thank you so much !
@Bluecollarworkingman6 жыл бұрын
Quality video. I love the knowledge and history you share sir. Thankyou.
@totsmini31053 жыл бұрын
🙌Magnificent documentation!! Thank You for bringing your History to Life!!🙌
@tomkruze27492 жыл бұрын
Remarkable. Thank you for sharing
@blacksultan855 жыл бұрын
great vid from Mr. Elvin Shields for telling his story on what's it like growing up in the plantation
@cathythomas91288 жыл бұрын
i love that old house.would love to have one of those handmade toys!!!!
@smit3ang8 жыл бұрын
Great video. My grandfather was a sharecropper. It was a way to farm if you couldn't afford land. My brother, now, has also lived on farms while he worked for the farm (but got paid wage, not profit). This is how it usually works today.
@jamilgotcher54565 жыл бұрын
My Great Grandparents were share croppers too. We have a really old photo of them sitting on the front porch of their home. They were so poor the doctor wouldn't teat one of their children and he died. RIP Glen. It made my Grandma cry to tell the story when she was in her last decade of life.
@knightingalesaid6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this history lesson.
@keithreid86295 жыл бұрын
My great uncle Clement was a share cropper in the state of Virginia may he rest in peace
@elisabethdakak8783 жыл бұрын
In those days people spoke English very well, so much better than today
@EcoNeighbor4 жыл бұрын
Thank for sharing your story!
@haivannguyen68126 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the countryside. We did not have running water inside. We used water from the river, No electricity. We used oil lantern and we grew that plant making oil. Nothing wrong with that.
@BlueRidgeMtns1005 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with it but it's a hard life regardless of who you are. White people had it hard in the same way that this man is describing. If you work hard enough you can keep body and soul together but that's about all you can accomplish. Your kids start so far behind the children of the privileged that it's a heartache for their parents.
@FaithandNova5 жыл бұрын
@@BlueRidgeMtns100 you're joking right? You can not compare the few white ppl who struggled to the majority of blacks who struggled. Y'all always looking for a pity party
@BlueRidgeMtns1005 жыл бұрын
@@FaithandNova You have a very narrow outlook. You are of the opinion it was "the few" white people who struggled when it was actually the majority. As for a "pity party" take a look at your comment and the attitude it expresses.
@ArnaGSmith6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr. Shields!
@audreyjoyner5354 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the informations about the families who work on the plantation.
@philbenninger87175 жыл бұрын
A fascinating & enlightening video!! Thx so very much for sharing! It sounds as though - even being an extremely oppressed society at the time - that folks “made do with what they had.” This particular gentleman is absolutely phenomenal, & such an inspiration!!🙏💪👏
@eleanorsmith97063 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing those painful stories.
@RoseMarieCraft-v3e Жыл бұрын
Love these toys and models!
@2keyna4 жыл бұрын
God bless you and our ancestors 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@LiaTheLight2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing real history
@BigBlendMagazines2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome, we feel it is very important to share true history. Hopefully it will help us learn from our mistakes.
@geaj42146 жыл бұрын
This is what I want for my family our own land to raise our own healthy food and live together hopefully I will find land after I finish my degree in agriculture
@lindadanner5926 жыл бұрын
It was America who put you your family and generations of black ppl in those deplorable situations...proud of you for over coming.
@nialcc6 жыл бұрын
@@marvange2498- Wow, you really don't get it. Everything you stated is too sugar coated and simplistic to even be close to truth. What Linda stated is actually truth and you should listen.
@shakkay.38995 жыл бұрын
Only reason they let him restore his childhood home is to sell this sanitizer version of sharecropper. He also getting paid.
@vaultclassics15167 жыл бұрын
I need to put my kids in this environment because they think money grow on trees. They don't see the reason they eat out a lot and get mostly what they want is because I'm getting only 5 hours a sleep after working and time with them.
@geaj42146 жыл бұрын
Show them let them see with their own eyes
@ry6416 жыл бұрын
I give respect to you, you sound like my father. Works himself downto the bone cuz he never wants us to go without money again. My sister disrespects him and I hope she learns how much is sacrificed, I hope your children do too.
@ry6416 жыл бұрын
I never grew up spoiled. My sister did. Lol
@toneyzion5 жыл бұрын
💯
@FaithandNova5 жыл бұрын
Not to be rude but you as a parent helped create the problem.
@_shumba2 жыл бұрын
This account of America's past for African American's eerily resembles the poor areas of my home country Zimbabwe. Oddly enough I have also seen some children with what you call "plantation art" where they make cars or other vehicles with long handles which allow them to steer the toy as they walk. Although these toys are not linked with plantations or slavery. When I was younger even though I had the luxuries of modern toys, I used to be fascinated with those wire toys and wanted to use one myself and now that I'm older I finally bought one to put on display a few years ago. We also have a lot of subsistence farmers. The system isn't far different from sharecroppers except for most people have to buy seed each year from the big seed companies. Of course, most of these seeds are hybrids which of course are not open pollinated so you can't just replant the seed from last years crop and get a genetically identical crop. You have to keep going back to the same seed company, keeping people in a cycle of poverty. Alas, there is great hope. If America has progressed to where it is now from just the 1950s, even my country which only became liberated in 1980 could also prosper one day.
@BigBlendMagazines2 жыл бұрын
Your country will most assuredly progress as a lot of the former British colonies have and are still doing. Although we are American, my daughter and I used to live in Kenya and then South Africa, where we saw a lot of the old colonial ways of doing things changing day by day. With those changes, you know the attitudes of the people are also changing.
@kthomas32804 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing the information! Great video
@frankridgway54404 жыл бұрын
My ancestors came from England and gave up their Royalty to come to AMERICA because of religious persecution. The became white sharecroppers in Pennsylvania and established the first Amish settlement there.
@rubyjames31056 жыл бұрын
i was raised exactly like this in Canada not so long ago with one exception. we paid rent on a shack with no utilities, there were no crops to share.
@nancycollins51724 жыл бұрын
And much colder in the winter!
@davidjones68945 жыл бұрын
black ppl have been thru so much, more than anyone
@PRIMOCITY5 жыл бұрын
David Jones it true
@williamhickerson91436 жыл бұрын
I'm a white man and I also grew up on a share croppers farm we raised tobbaco and bell peppers plus green squash
@pauldini51215 жыл бұрын
And you're point is ...?
@Gee902105 жыл бұрын
His point is that share croppers came in all shapes and colors.
@shakkay.38995 жыл бұрын
@@Gee90210 And I bet they didn't cheat you and your children had better schools in September!
@TheMrPeteChannel4 жыл бұрын
See. See. We're always at each other's throats. The only color that matter's is apparently green..
@williamwebster73256 жыл бұрын
We were close to each other back then like we should be now I was born in 1960 i still can remember things that went on 🙃🤗😇🤔
@paraleeculbert20586 жыл бұрын
This brings back much memories nice
@ArnaGSmith6 жыл бұрын
God bless you, Sir.
@bigvalley49875 жыл бұрын
Nice place to raise even keel children that elevated many generations. I love my cultures. We had a a Great a Time
@deirdrepasko90566 жыл бұрын
I wish youtube had a Heart button!
@stepheniehertzfeld25236 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I wish they taught this real black history to our children or I had t-e insight to teach my son when he was a kid. Well it never to late to learn. Sir ,praise God ur an engineer.Thank you so must
@classyog5 жыл бұрын
I agree, the hx they are teaching in these schools is very inaccurate..I've taught my children real hx, if I didn't they would believe sharecropping was a step up for black people.
@beautifulgirl9275 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@joshanderson73582 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@TheBill708005 жыл бұрын
God Bless You and family.
@coletanner51936 жыл бұрын
Let me educate everyone that this plight did not discriminate based on color..Yes the opportunities to advance were far less for blacks than whites but there were German Irish and Spanish sharecroppers all thru the centuries.
@darioussmith34505 жыл бұрын
So what's your point? how would you like to work sun up to sun down and are in the negative at the end of the year and not get paid? that's modern day slavery
@BlueRidgeMtns1005 жыл бұрын
@@darioussmith3450 It's certainly not slavery. It's sharecropping is what it is and it was a no win bitch for the sharecropper whether black or white.
@jamilgotcher54565 жыл бұрын
Yes, my Great Grandparents were share croppers. My Grandma used to get tears in her eyes when she told me they were so poor that they didn't have enough money for the doctor to come visit their house too see about her sick younger brother and he died as a result.
@wandasanders41933 жыл бұрын
You're right white people from indentured servants worked as sharecroppers. My grandmother was one her shack looked worse than this one. They had no shoes, no plumbing , her children only got an Apple for Christmas. Her shack had holes in the floors and you could see chickens between the boards. Their heat was a fire place that she put heated irons on your feet on top of many quilts to keep you warm. Reparations. Yeah for all sharecroppers .
@myqueenimagivemydumassopin68415 жыл бұрын
I want to buy some land in Mississippi...I would love to live in the country sometimes...very comfortable healthy living...
@drewhendley4 жыл бұрын
Healthy living in Mississippi, lol
@factsoverfiction78264 жыл бұрын
If you have people (relatives) who live in the area, you're much more likely to be accepted.
@garrydavis7604 жыл бұрын
I am from a small poor town also, but I went in the military and did not look back. God forgive me for not looking back, I am grown now I will never forget and I will come back. Please forgive me.
@dianemadden44756 жыл бұрын
Thank you and God Bless You!
@carolynallgood35084 жыл бұрын
Hospitality of the state of Mississippi❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👍👍✝️✝️✝️🆗🆗🆗💥💥💥🆗✝️❤️🙏🏽👍👍🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽✝️✝️✝️✝️
@jeffhagerman78106 жыл бұрын
Great story and great guy not full of hate and divide sir you are a American hero just like HK Edgerton and the 4 Js and many others that i look up to from a white guy that grew up in the poorest county in America even still to this day hats off brother to you .
@amapparatistkwabena5 жыл бұрын
Gosh, he could be one of my uncles. I love this history.
@dallasisraelites42415 жыл бұрын
no the truth we teach it
@desi_blackgirl49493 жыл бұрын
Lord I'm glad I didn't live in the south but I got family from mississippi I don't think I could live on a plantation in these modern days......I'd loose my mind......
@qtcarter81274 жыл бұрын
My parents and grand parents were share croppers in Drew MS and Glendora MS. My parents left Drew after WW 11. Never went back
@Gee902105 жыл бұрын
I also made my own toys. Taught me creativity. I think this was a stress freee life.
@bigblendmag5 жыл бұрын
When we lived in Kenya we saw the African children making the same wire toys. Coming back to the States it was so interesting to find Elvin and watch him make the same kind of toys. What a great tradition... the toys are beautiful.
@Gee902105 жыл бұрын
Big Blend Magazines I grew up in Kenya so I understand what you’re talking about😊 BTW sharecropping is still practiced all over the world. That’s how people make ends meet.
@bigblendmag5 жыл бұрын
What part of Kenya did you grow up in? It's a beautiful country, I loved it, still do.
@Gee902105 жыл бұрын
Big Blend Magazines south western Kenya near sotik How long ago did you leave?
@jamilgotcher54565 жыл бұрын
Working that hard is not stress free.
@cherokeejames963 Жыл бұрын
Wow awesome history class about it
@blackberrylady60254 жыл бұрын
Born in 1957, but had our own land & hugh fields in Mississippi. Lots of home grown vegetables was grown, we had our own cows....wasn't a sharecropper.......I remember ...wood stove. Family picking cotton, lamps, making our own toys....But my child hood was very poor, but we still managed to have fun.....TODay kids has much more & they're much depressed & runaways e.t.c......We was poor but life was simple..🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽☕☕☕🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽
@deb66161176 жыл бұрын
The sharecropper lifestyle was not only in the black community but it was also in the white community my family grew up in Arkansas and both sides my mama and my daddy families were both sharecroppers and he explained it to a T exactly how the life style of the sharecroppers were but there were also a lot of white families who were that poor and like him all of my uncles on both sides of the family went into the service and made a better life for themselves so you can come from nothing and make it a life for yourself here in America we are so blessed live in this country.
@diannematherne53595 жыл бұрын
Yep, I was born & raised on a small sugar cane plantation where my dad, his dad, & his grandfather worked the field & lived. I have work the sugar cane also, kingknife in hand, sun up to sun down, rain, cold, or sunny weather. I'm 65, and a woman. My mom & her family picked cotton. Not as sharecropper but as tenant workers. We only spoke Cajun French & learned English in school. Don't dare speak cajun French while in school either, punishment for that. Usually whipping or hand slapped with ruler. Times back then was simple. Cistern for water, outhouses, fireplaces for cooking & heating (if you had a wood burning stove, you were well off, lol), & Coal oil lamps for lights. We walked to where we wanted to go unless you could afford a car. We had pirogues as we traveled the bayous.
@jamilgotcher54565 жыл бұрын
My Great Grandparents were sharecroppers too, Deborah. My family is white and from Arkansas on my Dad's side. I'm not sure if the Arkansas side of the family was sharecroppers but I do know that the Kansas side of our family, Grandparents were sharecroppers with a large family. Very poor. Both sides of my family moved up through military too. My Dad's a professional photographer and so am I. My immediate family are the only ones that aren't military. It's military on both sides.
@deloreswaters24 Жыл бұрын
I love this real history
@johnmansfield9512 жыл бұрын
I remember those days
@conniebaker19583 жыл бұрын
So sad for them hard times!!!!!! However a lot of special family time and that means more then all the money in the world
@briannemorse24644 жыл бұрын
It was a hard life and many whites live it too. These people were not slaves, they were free to try to improve their lives if they could. I realize it's hard to move if you have no money
@chariotwofilthy83744 жыл бұрын
You are a strong person with respect for yourself God gave you that a fan of truth Linda j. ☮️❤️ 💯🌈 🌈🐻❤️❤️❤️💯🌹🌹💯
@corriyatahudson26094 жыл бұрын
He explained free days as Saturday and Sunday and That's when sharecroppers taken care of their own house chores. We are so used of taking care ourselves last. Til this very day we put ourselves last. Black self care is a must, take care of yourself and your people first. This country always had us as their backbone.
@OloRishaCreole5044 жыл бұрын
My Family settled this lil town..Cane River,La...surname Metoyers,La Cour (LeCourt)..... My 7th great grand ma was freed an ran/own the plantations there..her parents were kidnapped from Africa..her name was Marie Thereze CoinCoin..she bought a lot of family members under her an worked to free them
@matthewconner463 Жыл бұрын
Blessings🙏🏾👨🏾🌾👨🏾🌾👨🏾🌾👨🏾🌾sir
@JacobafJelling6 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Denmark
@TYP19705 жыл бұрын
Where is part 2?
@gooncrusha66385 жыл бұрын
Don’t become what you fight. One day it’ll all make sense.
@countryboylife5darlowe3917 жыл бұрын
That was some bullshit back then my family Lowe's was share crop holders.. Thanks for the true history sir... my folks is from Yazu Ms.... awesome toy making skills
@marysimmons34814 жыл бұрын
Wow I come up in Fluker Louisiana the kents plantation
@nialcc6 жыл бұрын
@ 6:50 he call the cabins "slave tenant shacks" that pretty much explains it all.
@noneexistent27814 жыл бұрын
6:35
@ednakelley8144 жыл бұрын
well sure. They were most likley former slaves cabins. My great great grand parents were sharecroppers and I'm white.
@nialcc4 жыл бұрын
@@noneexistent2781 - Thanks but my computer time line still stated 6:50. Oh well.
@ednakelley8144 жыл бұрын
@@nialcc Trump who made record low unemployment for people of color
@vootamu1 Жыл бұрын
@@ednakelley814 ,what does Trump have to do with this particular story which is about sharecropping? It's about what this individual "made" and how hard he has worked throughout his life.
@myqueenimagivemydumassopin68415 жыл бұрын
This is actually good living tho!!!! 💖💐
@BlueRidgeMtns1005 жыл бұрын
Living in the country is good living. Sharecroppers, black or white, lived hard, hard, down to the bone hard lives. Read about pellagra, it was all over the middle and deep South and it hit white sharecroppers hard. Southern doctors diagnosed it as the "lazy disease." It took a Northern doctor to find it's cause and what was required to correct the problem. (It's essentially a disease of malnutrition.) It's just my opinion but I think it's a bunch more of how much money you have or don't have than the color of your skin. If there is anyone who is of less value than a black person, it's a poor white person. I know this is true in the South and always has been.
@dottiesmith24395 жыл бұрын
God Bless
@buddyharris55152 жыл бұрын
I'm a 79 year old white man. When I was born, my Daddy was a sharecropper in Central Arkansas on a cotton farm. We knew some black families but they ALL owned small family farms. On my fifth Birthday, my Daddy spanked me with a broken off cotton stalk for not picking cotton fast enough .It wasn't uncommon because as Daddy figured it, if the crop wasn't gotten in before winter set in, there would be no money and therefore no food, no stove wood for keeping warm or cooking food, etc. My Daddy figured I would wind up there and I'd best learn how to do it right. Nope, we had no running water and no electricity. Much of what we ate, we shot it in the fields. No, sharecropping wasn't a racial thing. It was what poor people did for food and shelter.
@bigblendmag2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such an honest and open comment.
@buddyharris55152 жыл бұрын
@@bigblendmag Yes sir. I've Been there. I wouldn't trade it for a million dollars and wouldn't pay two million to go back. :)
@bigblendmag2 жыл бұрын
@@buddyharris5515 Understand totally... by the way, I am a she, not a he... :) Big Blend Magazines is a mother/daughter team....
@buddyharris55152 жыл бұрын
@@bigblendmag Yep, I've been there. I wouldn't trade it for a million dollars and I wouldn't pay ten million tto go back. 😀
@TheEtbetween5 жыл бұрын
what about those who didnt make it
@jagrack83296 жыл бұрын
I like him
@2intriguing14 жыл бұрын
NAT TURNER IS MY HERO. I HONOR FRANOIS TOUSSAINT'S LOUVERTURE
@ednakelley8144 жыл бұрын
You do realize Nat Turner murdered other black people don't you?
@TheMrPeteChannel4 жыл бұрын
@@ednakelley814 didn't he killed children?
@ednakelley8144 жыл бұрын
@@TheMrPeteChannel I'm not sure about that.
@TheMrPeteChannel4 жыл бұрын
@@ednakelley814 ok then.
@ednakelley8144 жыл бұрын
@@TheMrPeteChannel I just looked back, yes Nat Turner murdered children too.
@ramonjamison3735 жыл бұрын
In this original program in 2015 I watched on channel 11 a white man visit a plantation still being occupied by slave descendants. Ot was a lady frying the chicken in a old slave shack that she said her family lived in. I can not find thus video anymore. They were so called share cropperes but they were living on a plantation their ancestors lived on with slave master descendants stillbliving in big house. Where is that video.
@JustinJohn-j4rАй бұрын
Now we got twerkin'!
@carolynallgood35084 жыл бұрын
My Mississi Born and raise of Mississippi ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✝️✝️✝️