Cover: Convict Labor and the Building of Modern America-U.S., 1st Edition by Talitha L. LeFlouria

Convict Labor and the Building of Modern America-U.S.

First Edition  ©2018 Talitha L. LeFlouria Formats: E-book

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Table of Contents

Central Question
Learning 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     
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research  

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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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ISBN:9781319171452

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