Abolition of chain gangs, 1938
Public outcry leads to abolition of chain gangs
Atlanta: Man turns chain showing permanence of fittings; chained legs walking; barrel put over man's head; sweat-box punishment; Modern Tattnall Prison; Governor Rivers talks; chain-gang prisoners working with pickaxes and singing; washing clothes in tub outside hut; boiling uniforms; sleeping cages; prisoners asleep in cages; shackled feet down steps; Tattnall prison interior; washbasin bed; laundry; sheet through mangle; shower baths; barbers shop; making book-covers; book-cover; making license plates.
