Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s

In 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4,000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County,...
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Author: Bryan King
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Language: English
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Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s by King, Bryan

Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s

€35,95

Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s

€35,95
Author: Bryan King
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Bryan King, Kate Stewart
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 03/11/2019
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781467128001

About the Author
King, Bryan: - Bryan King, a marketing and sales professional, and Kate Stewart, a professor of English, compiled the imagery for this book from an album curated by their aunt Martha Alice Stewart. Martha Alice Stewart served as a nurse at the Mississippi State Penitentiary from 1930 until 1939. This unique account provides a behind-the-scenes look at the history of Parchman.

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