Convict Labor and the Building of Modern America-U.S.
First Edition ©2018
ISBN:9781319171452
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Through an analysis of the sources in this document collection, students will gain a better understanding of how convict labor was used during the second industrial revolution. By examining the documents, students will develop critical analytical skills and the ability to interpret historical evidence from a variety of sources: textual, audio, and visual. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.
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Table of Contents
Central QuestionLearning Objective
Historical Background
Primary Sources
Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, “Slavery and Involuntary Servitude,” 1865
“The New Slavery in the South: An Autobiography by a Georgia Negro Peon,” Independent, February 25, 1904
Convicts Working on a Railroad (postcard photograph), 1915
Letter from Ezekiel Archey and Ambrose Haskins to the President of the Alabama Board of Inspectors of Convicts, January 26, 1884
“Juvenile Convicts at Work in a Field” (photograph), 1903
Recordings of Women Prisoners Singing at the Goree State Prison Farm in Texas, 1939
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Authors
Talitha L. LeFlouria
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