Alabama Initiates Convict Leasing: Slavery by Another Name
Alabama Governor Robert Patton authorizes convict leasing, declaring that Black prisoners “should feel the hardship of labor in iron and coal mines” rather than mere confinement. The state begins leasing prisoners to private companies that pay monthly fees while providing minimal food, …
Robert Patton (Alabama Governor)
Alabama State Legislature
Coal Mining Companies
Railroad Companies
prison-industrial-complex
systematic-corruption
institutional-capture
racial-injustice
Read more →