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Arkansas history
How turn-of-the-20th-century Italian immigrants were tricked into debt peonage
Writer Brad Ricca tells the story of the Italian immigrants of Sunnyside Plantation in Arkansas. Here is a taste of his piece at The Washington Post: In the early … [Read more...] about How turn-of-the-20th-century Italian immigrants were tricked into debt peonage