Chain Gangs
- Episode aired 2000
- 46m
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A history of chain gangs in the United States, from their origins in the late 19th century as a reform for convict labor; through their own corruption; the reform following "I Am a Fugitive ... Read allA history of chain gangs in the United States, from their origins in the late 19th century as a reform for convict labor; through their own corruption; the reform following "I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang" (1932); their ending in the 1960s; and their rebirth in the 199... Read allA history of chain gangs in the United States, from their origins in the late 19th century as a reform for convict labor; through their own corruption; the reform following "I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang" (1932); their ending in the 1960s; and their rebirth in the 1990s.