
Honors College Theses
Publication Date
4-20-2020
Major
History (B.A.)
Release Option
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