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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)
A New South Rebellion The Battle against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields 18711896 - Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies
Author: Karin A. Shapiro
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 th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807847336
ISBN-10: 080784733X
Publication Date: 9/7/1998
Pages: 352
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Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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