In 1776 Virginia, 40% of the white male population were landless tenant farmers without slaves; by the 1930s, 40% of the population was still landless tenant farmers, with two-thirds being white and two-thirds concentrated in the South, demonstrating the failure of horizontal mobility.
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Nancy EisenbergEvidence Quote
“in 1776 in thomas jeffersons virginia uh 40 of the uh white male tenant farmers landless they didn't own slaves they didn't own land 40 of the population 1930s 40 percent of the population is still landless tennis farmers two-thirds are white and two-thirds are in the south”
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Nancy Isenberg - White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America— Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter CollegeCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:12:44 PM
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