Debt Peonage Systen (18h 49min, jan 1, 1902 y – 23h 45min, jun 28, 1911 y)
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.Added to timeline:
Date:
18h 49min, jan 1, 1902 y
23h 45min, jun 28, 1911 y
~ 9 years and 5 months