Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South by Talitha L Leflouria

Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South

Justice, Power, and Politics

Talitha L Leflouria

280 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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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...

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