EPISODE 262: "The Problem With Peonage": The Pink Franklin Case
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EPISODE 262: "The Problem With Peonage": The Pink Franklin Case

44:42 Feb 23, 2026
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Job opportunities in 1907 Norway,SC were few and far between. Families that did not own land were destined to be sharcroppers for the wealthy. One sharecropper tried to excercise his right to freedom and choice of whom to work for which resulted in one dead, two injured annd a historic court case in American history.
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