Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South
Talitha L. LeFlouria
Abstract
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. This book draws from a rich array of primary sources to piece together the stories of these women, recounting what they endured in Georgia's prison system and what their labor accomplished.
Keywords: Georgia, prisoners, convict leasing system, African-American women, prison system, labor, camps
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 | Print ISBN-13: 9781469622477 |
| Published to North Carolina Scholarship Online: January 2016 | DOI:10.5149/northcarolina/9781469622477.001.0001 |
