Georgia Chain Gang

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01/11/2012

Georgia Chain Gang

A photo of a chain gang in Georgia circa 1900. African American men, prisoners, with two mules working on a roadbed (?) between electrical and telephone poles in Georgia.

Date & Place: 1900

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