In 1898, some 73% of Alabama’s entire annual state revenue came from convict leasing. There were two types of slavery in the post-Civil War USA south: 1) Convict leasing, where the States generated much revenue and where business owners got very cheap labor (even cheaper than having slaves) 2) Peonage, which meant being in debt […]
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