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End of 1908 Reflections Highlight Georgia Convict System
A column contrasts domestic life and famed figures with the harsh convict lease system in Georgia. It praises Fred L. Seely of the Atlanta Georgian for exposing abuses, pressuring abolition, and sparing no effort to protect prisoners and reform state policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Méath
Carlyle
Jane ‘Welsh
Faul
Henry ‘Ward Beecher
Nemo
Georgia
Fred. L. Seely
The
Atlanta Georgian
Sherman
Sodom
Gomorrah
Hell
Seely