Worse than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice
by David M. Oshinsky
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Author: David M. OshinskyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-04-22
ISBN: 0684830957
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Free Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
Most of us associate the word slavery with the antebellumSouth. David M. Oshinsky brilliantly chronicles the aftermath of the Civil War in the heart of Dixie and exposes the ensuing camouflaged forms of slavery, "prison labor" and "convict leasing", that thrived for generations. Not only does the author recount the inconceivable conditions suffered by prisoners of Parchman Farm, but also reconciles the social, political, and legal environments that fabricated these new "forms" of slavery. The South's steadfast resistance to change, coupled with its dependence upon slave labor, produced a justice system designed to swiftly convict blacks of misdemeanor crimes while blatantly ignoring whites for similar charges. The imprisonment of blacks during the reconstruction era through the late 1950's, provided cheap labor for state and local governments, which subsequently assimilated their sweat and blood into the economy. Due to the lack of singular ownership of the condemned, black prisoners frequently died in the fields, the forests, and the mines, and endured inhumane treatment "worse than slavery". This incredible book delves well beyond the pastures of Parchman Farm, unearthing a disgraceful portrait of the South and revealing the deliberate reluctance of the North to enforce the change sacrificed for in the Civil War.
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