Continuing cruelties in the convict chain gangs and camps of the southern United States / issued by the Howard Association, London, 1901.

A critique of the prison system and the treatment of prisoners in the US, especially in the South. Much attention devoted to African American prisoners, male and female (excessive sentences and punishments), and efforts to correct this situation in the South. Further corrective prison reforms called...

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Corporate Author: Howard Association (London, England)
Language:English
Published: [Washington DC] : [Library of Congress]
Subjects:
Prisoners > Civil rights > Southern States.
Prison violence > Southern States.
Race discrimination > Southern States.
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A critique of the prison system and the treatment of prisoners in the US, especially in the South. Much attention devoted to African American prisoners, male and female (excessive sentences and punishments), and efforts to correct this situation in the South. Further corrective prison reforms called for.
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Publication from: Library of Congress website.
Library of Congress, American Memory Project, African American Perspectives: Pamphlet from the Daniel A.P.Murray Collection, 1818-1907.
Electronic resource.
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