Convict Labor

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A prison-labor crew and guard are photographed in Atlanta in 1895. One of the state's primary revenue sources during the late nineteenth century, convict leasing was outlawed in 1908 after reports of harsh working conditions and brutal punishments were made public.

Courtesy of Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia, #ful0391.

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Convict Labor

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