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A chain gang or road gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include repairing buildings, building roads, or clearing land. [1]
Sep 18, 2020 · Southern chain gang facts chronicle one of the darkest moments in the often sordid timeline of the United States. What were chain gangs like for prisoners? How did chain gangs work?
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Mar 20, 1999 · American Chain Gang: Directed by Xackery Irving. With Joe Arpaio, Xackery Irving, Daniel Jensen, Douglas Vaxter. Chain gangs: a throwback to slavery or an appropriate punishment? This award winning documentary examines the American trend of using chain gangs to punish criminals.
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- Xackery Irving
- 1999-03-20
Half a century after their disappearance, convicts working in shackles once again became a sight on southern roads. The practice was reinitiated in 1995, when four hundred convicts, predominately black, were marshaled into a chain gang, at the Limestone Correctional Facility in Alabama.
Oct 11, 2017 · Chain gangs, a throwback to slavery or an appropriate punishment? This award winning documentary examines a growing trend in America - the use of chain gangs to punish criminals. ...more.
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Chain gangs were groups of convicts forced to labor at tasks such as road construction, ditch digging, or farming while chained together. Some chain gangs toiled at work sites near...
Oct 11, 2017 · American Chain Gang - Extended Cut: Directed by Xackery Irving. Xackery Irving's award winning documentary examines a growing trend in America - the use of chain gangs to punish criminals.
