In the South from the end of Reconstruction to .. oh, call it 1932, one crime was "vagrancy" - not having visible means of support. You'd be put on road work. D

In the South from the end of Reconstruction to .. oh, call it 1932, one crime was "vagrancy" - not having visible means of support. You'd be put on road work. Dunno that they got paid, but they got three hots and a cot. A Paul Muni movie ended that.