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McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Wendy’s franchisees face ‘convict leasing’ suit in Alabama
Restaurant Dive via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoFranchisees of McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King and Wendy’s face a class action...
Coal Creek history: How Welsh coal miners ended convict leasing and slavery in Tennessee
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis is a three-part series by Carolyn Krause drawing on Barry Thacker’s “Bringing the Coal Creek...
Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was powered largely by African American men who had been arrested for minor offenses — like...
Federal court asked to block Alabama parole policy amid ‘convict leasing’ allegations
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA group of current and formerly incarcerated people alleging state prisons are using slave labor...
Has anything in your life been better with Biden? Letters to the Editor, Aug. 13, 2023
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTobia and the Peter Principle Two articles in the Aug. 10 edition of FLORIDA TODAY ("County says no...
One of America’s Most Sinister Modern Sins Can Begin to Be Fixed
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty and Wikimedia CommonsIn December 1866, an...
Novel set in 1960s presents home-grown civil rights activism | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis debut novel, "Moonrise Over New Jessup," is truly impressive, powerful and original, dealing...
Columbia State kicks off 'Celebrating Our American Heritage' lecture series
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoColumbia State Community College will host its 37th annual “Celebrating Our American Heritage”...
Alabama Prisoners Sue State Over 'Modern-Day Slavery’ Work Programs
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCurrent and former prisoners in Alabama filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday arguing that the...
How voters can abolish slavery forever in Tennessee this November | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to the Tennessee Constitution, slavery is legal in Tennessee. On Aug. 8, 1863, in...