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Old Montgomery Capitol This Day in Alabama History

 

June 30

1928: As mandated by the legislature, convict leasing ends in Alabama. While many southern states leased convicts to private industry as laborers, Alabama’s program, begun in 1846, lasted the longest, and for much of that time the notorious system was a key revenue source for the state.

Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History

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