reconstruction debate?

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we are havign a debate on whether or not reconstruction era in us was positive or negative. We were on the positive side.
One point the enemy keeps on pointing out was southern sharecropping. They said African-Americans weren't better off now in reconstruction than when they were slaves.
What should the positive side say about southern sharecropping? We are trying to say share cropping was still beneficial to Africans, which means Reconstruction was a positive era. Quotes would be very helpful and sources plz! ty!
 
blacks had a means of controlling some of their destiny with land ownership and farming whereas in slavery they had none whatsovever
 
Now the freed people would be PAID for their labor --

"So sometimes a master would say, "Okay, tell you what. You, your family have always been excellent. I'm going to have you work that land over there. Let's see what you can come up with, and I'll pay you a certain amount per day." And they would often get mad, these former masters, when the former slaves would say, "Well, boss, can we put that on paper? Let me have a contract. You know. I need to be sure that we can get paid."

"Their hard work, [freed slaves] were able to scrimp and save and buy a little bit of land for themselves, and build a better future for their children. They educate their children somehow, out of all this. How could they afford to do that? Just through sacrifice." ?
 
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