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"The Turner County convict farm was inspected, where fine corn and potatoes were observed growing. A herd of goats raised by the farm furnish meat for the convict, it is stated. Here the party drank water from the camp's air pressure tank, and…
1940 Turner Census [Public Works Camp]
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127623081
National Archives Identifier
127623081
Turner County Public Works Camp perspective
Winfred Rembert, who survived an attempted lynching in Cuthbert, Georgia in 1967, was later sentenced to 27 years in prison. During his time in the prison system, one of his transfers brought him to Ashburn, where he was held at the Turner County…