A New South Rebellion: The Battle against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields, 1871-1896 by Karin A. Shapiro

Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies

A New South Rebellion: The Battle against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields, 1871-1896

Karin A. Shapiro

352 pages paperback 1998

3 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In 1891, thousands of Tennessee miners rose up against the use of convict labor by the state's coal companies, eventually engulfing five mountain communities in a rebellion against government authority. Propelled by the insurgent sensibilities of ...

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