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A New South Rebellion: The Battle against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields, 1871-1896 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
Karin A. Shapiro
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Paperback. This study of the battle against convict labour in the Tennessee coalfields between 1871 and 1896 analyzes the place of convict labour in southern economic development, the contested meanings of citizenship in late 19th-century America and the weaknesses of Populist-era reform politics. Series: Fred W.Morrison Series in Southern Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 illustrations, 7 maps, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JHBL; JPQB; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
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 Populism and Gilded Age unionism, the miners initially sought to abolish the convict lease system through legal challenges and legislative lobbying. When nonviolent tactics failed to achieve reform, the predominantly white miners repeatedly seized control of the stockades and expelled the mostly black convicts from the mining districts. Insurrection hastened the demise of convict leasing in Tennessee, though at the cost of greatly weakening ... Read more
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 Populism and Gilded Age unionism, the miners initially sought to abolish the convict lease system through legal challenges and legislative lobbying. When nonviolent tactics failed to achieve reform, the predominantly white miners repeatedly seized control of the stockades and expelled the mostly black convicts from the mining districts. Insurrection hastened the demise of convict leasing in Tennessee, though at the cost of greatly weakening ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807847336
SKU
V9780807847336
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About Karin A. Shapiro
Karin A. Shapiro received her doctorate from Yale University and served from 1992 to 1997 as a research fellow at Johannesburg's University of the Witwatersrand. She now lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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