Which of the following is NOT an effect that sharecropping had on the South?

Sharecropping usually left African Americans renting land and owing debts to landowners, rather than allowing them to become successful landowners. It also kept much of the South dependent on cotton and farming and made it difficult for many sharecroppers to improve their circumstances, including through education. Therefore, “African Americans became successful landowners” was NOT a typical effect.

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