Submit a 5-7 pg. paper on the “convict leasing” system that evolved in the South after the Civil War. How and why did it evolve? How many people did it effect and what were the abuses of the system? Then focus on one Southern state (your choice) and research the history of convict labor in that state (just put in search term “convict labor” and “Texas” for example).

Submit on CANVAS as WORD file, 1″ margins, with citations and full bibliography.