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Slavery by Another Name (Hardcover)

By: Douglas A. Blackmon (Author)

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Bringing to light a shameful chapter in American history, a shocking study reveals how, from the late 1870s through the mid-twentieth century, thousands of African-American men were arrested and forced to work off the outrageous fines by serving as unpaid labor to small-town businesses, provincial farmers, and even large corporations. 30,000 first printing.

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Douglas Blackmon reports in depth on a little-known but widespread practice in the American South that began after the Civil War: the leasing of convict labor to corporations, municipalities, and farms. This system of forced labor, which continued into World War II, fell almost exclusively on black males, many of whom had been arrested on minor infractions and trumped-up charges. Blackmon draws on oral histories of those who survived to describe the harsh conditions under which they lived. He provides ample historical context and perspective in what amounts to a chilling, and important, account of segregation and oppression--a chapter in American history. The book won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize Award in the category of general nonfiction.

Douglas Blackmon reports in depth on a little-known but widespread practice in the American South that began after the Civil War: the leasing of convict labor to corporations, municipalities, and farms. This system of forced labor, which continued into World War II, fell almost exclusively on black males, many of whom had been arrested on minor infractions and trumped-up charges. Blackmon draws on oral histories of those who survived to describe the harsh conditions under which they lived. He provides ample historical context and perspective in what amounts to a chilling, and important, account of segregation and oppression--a chapter in American history.

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