Slaves of the State
Subtitle: Black Incarceration from the Chain Gang to the Penitentiary
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press; University of Minnesota Press
Published: Feb 27, 2015
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780816692415
Description: Argues that the incarceration of black people and other historically repressed groups in chain gangs, peon camps, prison plantations, and penitentiaries represents the perpetuation of chattel slavery. With more than 2.3 million people in the country?s jails, prisons, and immigrant detention centers, Childs exposes slavery as a continuing social reality of U.S. empire. --From publisher description.
Notes: Source title: Slaves of the State: Black Incarceration from the Chain Gang to the Penitentiary