New South Rebellion: The Battle Against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields, 1871-1896

by Karin A. Shapiro

Book Overview

In 1891, thousands of Tennessee miners rose up against the use of convict labor by the state's coal companies, eventually engulfing five mountain communities in a rebellion against government authority. Propelled by the insurgent sensibilities of Populism and Gilded Age unionism, the miners initially sought to abolish the convict lease system through legal challenges and legislative lobbying. When nonviolent tactics failed to achieve reform, the predominantly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807824232
• ISBN13: 9780807824238
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"