Bryan King

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Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930sPaperback, 11 March 2019

Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s
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Part of Series
Images of America
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date Published
11 Mar 2019
ISBN-10
1467128007
ISBN-13
9781467128001

Description

In 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4,000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County, the heart of the Delta. The state's aim was to establish the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commonly known as Parchman because of the hamlet where it is located. From its inception, the prison farm was designed to preserve the vestiges of the antebellum South. Legislators believed they had designed the ideal correctional institution because Parchman would turn a profit, preserve the planter culture, and keep the black population enslaved in the Jim Crow era. The 1930s represented a turning point in the life of the prison. During this time, the Depression caused a drop in profits, some political leaders initiated measures to improve the standards of care for the inmates, and the New Deal's Works Progress Administration Writers' Project brought musical historians to Parchman.

Product Details

Authors:
Bryan KingKate Stewart
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
11 March 2019
Dimensions:
23.11 x 16.51 x 1.02 cm
Genre:
South
ISBN-10:
1467128007
ISBN-13:
9781467128001
Language:
English
Pages:
96
Weight:
385.55 gm

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