Convict Leasing and the Dade Coal Mines

Before the chain gang there was convict leasing- anyone sent to the state peniteniary could find themselves digging canals, mining for coal, or working in a factory.  The coal mines were among the worst places to be sent, and there was the occasional escape attempt.

 

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But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia