-Give 2 reasons for the system of convict leasing
-Give 1 definition of convict leasing

Convict leasing was a system of labor practiced in the South. Convict leasing provided prisoner labor to private parties. The convict leasing system was essentially a replacement for slavery (which was abolished previously in the 13th amendment) and was used as a punishment for crime.

Explanation:

States began to lease convict labor to the plantations and other facilities seeking labor, as the freedmen were trying to withdraw and work for themselves.

assuming that you are talking about the one in egypt: hecka oil

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