For many african american farmers, sharecropping developed into an easy way of life. a prosperous living a way to buy land. an inescapable trap.

It became an inescapable trap because many went into debt due to little pay for long hours

the difference is that white collar worker performs skills like worker as a scientist or well blue collars do physical work and they do services like being a cook.

it's a secular holiday. it is and was a custom developed to recognize the ending of a time and a wish for a good future. the kind of kiss you exchange, if you are single, is intended to predict what kind of year you will have in the coming year.

it is saying good bye to the last year with all its ups and downs, and hello to the new year, with all its hopes and dreams.