Late 19th-century technological advances in farm production meant that less farm laborers were needed. many of the farmers who lost their jobs were african americans. which statement describes what happened to the displaced farmers? a) african americans were easily able to find jobs in the north. b) many went on to establish their own farms and provide competition. c) many of them became sharecroppers on former farms where they worked. d) many african americans moved to the north and west to cities such as chicago and detroit.