Black Codes Lynching slides Flashcards
1
Q
Convict Leasing
A
Imprisoned slaves leased to private businesses (planters) so the state could profit
Multibillion $ industry
2
Q
Prison Labor
A
Multibillion dollar industry
Get longer sentences
solitary confinement and be placed in “the jungle” if you refused to work
prisons charge inmates for their own incarceration
3
Q
Lynching
A
Highest occurrences:
Georgia, Miss, Loisiana
