
The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre: Slavery After the Civil War
From American History Hit
Published 4/18/2024

From American History Hit
Published 4/18/2024
During the spring of 1921, eleven bodies were found in in rural Georgia. These men were victims of horrific murders, and also of a more widespread crime - peonage.Whilst enslavement had legally ended with the surrender at Appomattox and the 13th Amendment, black people across the south were still…