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Work songs from Ellis Unit, 1966
Pete and Toshi Seeger‘s 1966 film Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison, which captures the signing of an all-black field work crew at Ellis Unit, is mentioned in The Trials of Eroy Brown. The 29-minute black-and-white film, which is … Continue reading
Where it happened: The Trials of Eroy Brown
Many of the events described in the book The Trials of Eroy Brown took place outside Huntsville, Texas, a small town about an hour’s drive north of Houston that is surrounded by state prison facilities. At the time of the events … Continue reading
