Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s

In 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4,000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County, the heart of the Delta. The state's aim was to establish the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commonly known as Parchman because

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 03/11/2019
ISBN: 9781467128001
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d