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Williams' Gang: A Notorious Slave Trader and his Cargo of Black Convicts

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A Slave Trader’s Office Decor and the Pornography of Capitalism

In the antebellum South, the slave trader’s office was a site of desire.

by Jeff Forret via The Panorama on February 17, 2020

Illustration of slavecatchers surrounding a fugitive.

‘A World Turned Upside Down’: How Slavery Morphed into Today’s Carceral State

The story of a former slave trader who later profited by trafficking in convict labor reveals the historical roots of mass incarceration and racial profiling.

by Jeff Forret, Isidoro Rodriguez via The Crime Report on January 28, 2020

Enslaved men in chains, from the cover of "Williams' Gang" by Jeff Forret.

The History of Black Incarceration Is Longer Than You May Think

Enslaved woman Charlotte thought she was "free" from the slaveowner. She was wrong.

by Jeff Forret via HNN on November 24, 2019

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