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Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s (Images of America)

Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s (Images of America)

Current price: $24.99
Publication Date: March 11th, 2019
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
ISBN:
9781467128001
Pages:
96
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Description

In 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4,000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County, the heart of the Delta. The state's aim was to establish the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commonly known as Parchman because.