Chained in silence : Black women and convict labor in the new South

Chained in silence : Black women and convict labor in the new South /

"In 1868, the state of Georgia began to make its rapidly growing population of prisoners available for hire. The resulting convict leasing system ensnared not only men but also African American women, who were forced to labor in camps and factories to make profits for private investors. In this...

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Main Author: LeFlouria, Talitha L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2015
Series:Justice, power, and politics.
Subjects:
Convict labor > Georgia > History > 19th century.
Convict labor > Georgia > History > 20th century.
African American women > Georgia > Social conditions.
African American prisoners > Georgia > Social conditions.
Women prisoners > Georgia > Social conditions.
Prisons and race relations > Georgia > History.
Georgia > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Georgia > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Georgia > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Georgia > Economic conditions > 20th century.
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