Living conditions for black and white convicts in a Georgia prison, 1931

Living conditions for black and white convicts in a Georgia prison, 1931

Chain gangs, Southern prisons, prison conditions, 1930s

Photo of the inside of a wooden cage that served as living quarters for black and white convicts in a Georgia prison. Notes from Spivak on the back read, "Inside of convict cage at Camp No. 2, Sumter County chain gang - a few miles out of Americus, Ga. Oct. 24, 1931 Taken in the evening, lamp hanging from ceiling was rocking. Mode hole in center. This is used for stove pipe outlet in winter. Stove rests on iron square in center of cage. Light visible through hole caused by lights around cage so guards can see all around at night. C.H. Wheatley, warden. Mode filthy, from mattresses and blankets.

Spivak John L. (John Louis) 1897-1981

Harry Ransom Center, John L. (John Louis) Spivak Literary File, circa 1931, Container 1

Harry Ransom Center

1931

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1930s, American South, Georgia