Plantation System in Southern Life

Duration: 11 min

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Coronet Films

Color: Color

Credits: David A. Smart (producer); Thomas Frank Barton)

Description: Contrasts Southern life before and after slavery was abolished, and analyzes the cause and significance of the plantation system. Pictures the one-crop economy, poor transportation, cheap slave labor, and self-sufficiency of the plantation unit.

Metadata Source:Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films