Debt Peonage Systen (18 h 49 min, 1 janv. 1902 ans – 23 h 45 min, 28 juin 1911 ans)
Description:
Mexicans and African Americans in the Southwest, were forced into debt peonage, a system that bound laborers into slavery in order to work off a debt to the employer. This system was in effect tell 1911, when the Supreme Court finally declared involuntary peonage a violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
18 h 49 min, 1 janv. 1902 ans
23 h 45 min, 28 juin 1911 ans
~ 9 years and 5 months