Bound Labor in the Turpentine Belt : Kinderlou Camp and Misdemeanor Convict Leasing in Georgia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aiello, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convict labor.

Peonage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2024.

Summary:

In this book, Thomas Aiello takes a close look at the Deep South'sdependence on systems of bound labor during the post-Reconstruction erathrough the story of a labor camp in Georgia, drawing attention to theinjustices and abuses of misdemeanor convict leasing.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

List of Maps

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The McRees of South Georgia

2. The Birth of Misdemeanor Convict Leasing

3. Felony Leasing and Debt Peonage under Scrutiny

4. Misdemeanor Leasing at the Turn of the Century

5. The Scandal of 1900–1901

6. The State Scandal of 1903

7. The National Scandal of 1903

8. The Federal Crusade against Peonage

9. The Death of Leasing in Georgia

10. The Last Twilight of the Kinderlou Dynasty

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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ISBN:

0-8130-7133-X

0-8130-7350-2

0-8130-7089-9

OCLC:

1443490028