During the height of the Great Depression, Paul Peacher, a sheriff and farmer from Earle, Arkansas, was convicted of enslaving eight African American men to work on his land. For this crime, Peacher lost his title as Sheriff and was sentenced to two years probation.
During the height of the Great Depression, Paul Peacher, a sheriff and farmer from Earle, Arkansas, was convicted of enslaving eight African American men to work on his land. For this crime, Peacher lost his title as Sheriff and was sentenced to two years probation.
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