Bailey v. Alabama
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bailey-v-alabama-192-3791382
title:
Bailey v. Alabama
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Bailey v. Alabama, 219 U.S. 219 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case that overturned the peonage laws of Alabama. The Supreme Court considered the validity of the Alabama state court's ruling that Alabama statute was constitutional. The law read: Alonzo Bailey was an African American from Alabama who agreed to work for The Riverside Company for one year at $12 per month. He received an advance of $15. After working for a little over a month he stopped work but did not refund any money.
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1911 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_v._Alabama
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2023-09-30T15:10:10Z
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