Honors College Theses
Publication Date
4-20-2020
Major
History (B.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Faculty Mentor
Lisa Denmark
Abstract
My research centers around the use of jails in relation to the African American community in Savannah. I will describe the evolution of the publicly funded jail system and explain how it was used to sustain the institution of slavery.
Recommended Citation
Osborne, Haley E., "Shackles and Servitude: Jails and the Enslaved in Antebellum Savannah" (2020). Honors College Theses. 480.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/480