By the early 1900s, the State of Alabama was the sixth largest coal producer in the United States. The coal production had grown from around 67,000 to 8.4 million tons between 1875 and the 1900s. The big reason for the growth was because of the practice of convict leasing in the state. Over 25 percent […]

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