Prisoner chained in iron collar in the Muscogee county, Georgia prison, 1931
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Title
Prisoner chained in iron collar in the Muscogee county, Georgia prison, 1931
Subject
Chain gangs, Southern prisons, prison conditions, Prison torture methods, 1930s
Description
Photo of a black prisoner in Georgia wearing an iron collar and sitting in the wooden cage that functioned as housing. Notes by Spivak on the back read, "Chained by neck and feet to iron cage: Muscogee county, Ga. near Columbus, Ga. This convict had had the iron collar around his neck for 2 months, and was forced to be in his bunk all the time except during working hours, where he was chained doubly and 'kept under the gun'".
Creator
Spivak John L. (John Louis) 1897-1981
Source
Harry Ransom Center, John L. (John Louis) Spivak Literary File, circa 1931, Container 1
Publisher
Harry Ransom Center
Date
1931
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Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Still Image
Coverage
1930s, American South, Georgia
Citation
Spivak John L. (John Louis) 1897-1981, “Prisoner chained in iron collar in the Muscogee county, Georgia prison, 1931,” Hidden Histories UT-Austin, accessed October 31, 2024, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/60.
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