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Worse Than Slavery
Book • 1996
This book provides a detailed history of Parchman Farm, a prison infamous for its brutal conditions and exploitation of African American prisoners during the Jim Crow era.
Oshinsky explores how the prison system perpetuated racial injustice and economic exploitation, drawing on oral histories, prison documents, and blues songs.
The book highlights the systemic racism and violence that characterized the Deep South from emancipation to the Civil Rights Era.
Oshinsky explores how the prison system perpetuated racial injustice and economic exploitation, drawing on oral histories, prison documents, and blues songs.
The book highlights the systemic racism and violence that characterized the Deep South from emancipation to the Civil Rights Era.
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Dwayne Betts

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Injustice and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (with Dwayne Betts)