It will happen again: Slavery By Another Name

[sheshe2]

This groundbreaking historical expose unearths the lost stories of enslaved persons and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude shortly thereafter in “The Age of Neoslavery.”

By turns moving, sobering, and shocking, this unprecedented Pulitzer Prize-winning account reveals the stories of those who fought unsuccessfully against the re-emergence of human labor trafficking, the companies that profited most from neoslavery, and the insidious legacy of racism that reverberates today.

Following the Emancipation Proclamation, convicts—mostly black men—were “leased” through forced labor camps operated by state and federal governments. Using a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history.

“An astonishing book. . . . It will challenge and change your understanding of what we were as Americans—and of what we are.” —Chicago Tribune

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/14301/slavery-by-another-name-by-douglas-a-blackmon/

This will be happening again under the Trump regime. The deportees will be housed in camps and they will be put to ‘good use’ as they await their fate. The age of Neo Slavery will rise again.

Read the book by Douglas Blackmon. We did it once and under trump, we will do it again.

[yankee87]

1. Prison Labor Slavery

It has never stopped. Getting about 25 cents per hour.

[sheshe2]

3. These people were not being paid...

Though they paid with their lives.

Thousands of innocent blacks were coerced into forced
labor between the 1870s and 1940s. Countless black men were charged with the spurious offense of vagrancy, which
could have been applied to almost any black man in the rural South. Then they were brought before a county judge and
fined. Because many of the men couldn’t afford to pay the fines, they were sentenced to a term of hard labor. Court and
legal fees were levied. As a result, their sentences were often extended; they would work for a portion of their sentence
to pay off their fines for vagrancy and the remainder of their sentence to pay off their court fees. After their sentence
was determined, their labor and, for all practical purposes, their bodies were sold to mine owners, lumbermen, planters,
railroads, or corporations. In return the company paid a monthly fee to the county, which would eventually satisfy the
convicts’ outstanding fines and fees.

https://libguides.southalabama.edu/c.php?g=171961&p=1133584

[Blue Full Moon]

2. Actually being discussed

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyholt1/podcast-abortion-debate-goes-viral

[cbabe]

4. California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor

https://apnews.com › article › california-labor-prison-slavery-prop-6-election-e295b561651940e2b527d7f5128b1b53

California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor

Nov 11, 2024Follow AP's coverage of the election and what happens next. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California

[Oneironaut]

5. That may be why they aren't afraid of the economy crashing.

I would not be surprised.