Chattahoochee Brick Company

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The Chattahoochee Brick Company was among the largest and most notorious employers of convict labor in Georgia. Under the terms of the convict lease system, Chattahoochee Brick forced thousands of Black Georgians to labor under conditions that have been described as industrial slavery.

Courtesy of Atlanta History Center.

A black and white drawing of the Chattahoochee Brick Company site, with a caption reading, "Works at Chattahoochee Brick Company on Southern Railway. Capacity 200,000 per day."

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