{"product_id":"bound-labor-in-the-turpentine-belt-kinderlou-camp-and-misdemeanor-convict-leasing-in-georgia-hardcover","title":"Bound Labor in the Turpentine Belt: Kinderlou Camp and Misdemeanor Convict Leasing in Georgia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Aiello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUncovering a little-known system of bound labor in the post-Reconstruction South \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter\u003cbr\u003e the constitutional end to slavery in the United States, southern white \u003cbr\u003elandowners replaced labor by enslaved people with systems of bound labor\u003cbr\u003e in which people worked to pay off debts or legal fines. Through the \u003cbr\u003estory of a labor camp in Georgia, Thomas Aiello takes a close look at \u003cbr\u003ethe Deep South's dependence on debt peonage and convict leasing systems \u003cbr\u003eduring the post-Reconstruction era and draws attention to a form of \u003cbr\u003ebound labor that has not been discussed by scholars of racialized \u003cbr\u003eincarceration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of this study is the \u003cbr\u003eKinderlou labor camp, which was owned by the prominent white McRee \u003cbr\u003efamily of Valdosta. In south Georgia and north Florida, debt peonage and\u003cbr\u003e felony convict leasing operated separately from an often overlooked \u003cbr\u003ethird system: misdemeanor convict leasing. This system was largely \u003cbr\u003eunregulated by prison officials, leading to abuses of persons with \u003cbr\u003econvictions working in the turpentine industry and the kidnapping of \u003cbr\u003emany Black residents of the area who had never been charged with crimes.\u003cbr\u003e Unlike other work camps, Kinderlou deployed all three systems to \u003cbr\u003ebolster its workforce, making it a unique manifestation of the region's \u003cbr\u003eexploitative labor operations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough deep archival \u003cbr\u003eresearch, Aiello uncovers injustices that drove local individuals who \u003cbr\u003ewere imprisoned to work with federal prosecutors to seek relief and \u003cbr\u003epublicize the abuses they saw and experienced. The nexus of racism, \u003cbr\u003ework, and incarceration seen at Kinderlou is shown here to have been a \u003cbr\u003eform of slavery a half century after slavery's official \"end.\" It also \u003cbr\u003ecasts a long shadow on today's carceral system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003cbr\u003e of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the \u003cbr\u003eAmerican Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the \u003cbr\u003eHumanities. \u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45539357130854,"sku":"9780813079189","price":192.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/rQFgiSoCIZ9780813079189.webp?v=1776869230","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bound-labor-in-the-turpentine-belt-kinderlou-camp-and-misdemeanor-convict-leasing-in-georgia-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}