Peonage, also called debt slavery or debt servitude, is a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work. Legally, peonage was outlawed by Congress in 1867. However ...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 10 -- The Turner peonage trial ended late this evening and is now with the jury. The entire day was taken up by the speeches of Messrs. Bulger and Wiley for the defense ...