Oct 23, 2022
6 min read
Slave Jails In American History
The Precursor For Mass Incarceration
To put slave jails in perspective, there are a few other terms I’ll need to explain; breeding farms, Partus Sequitur Ventrem, coffles, Lumpkin’s Alley, the African burial ground, and slave rings. I’ll provide an example to put it all in context. Robert Lumpkin bought three lots in Richmond, VA, in 1844 that would become America’s most infamous…
