chain gang

Example Sentences

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King was arrested in Atlanta and sentenced to four months on a chain gang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Rustin helped organize the first freedom rides and once spent 22 days on a North Carolina chain gang after being arrested on one ride.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

The next year, he joined fellow organizers in protesting segregation in Rock Hill, S.C., where he was arrested and refused bail, serving 30 days of hard labor on a chain gang.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

“Another Man Done Gone,” the third and final song on the first side of Blood, Sweat and Tears, effectively tells us what happened to the convict who fled the chain gang in the previous song.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2021

I knew that if I were caught I would go to the chain gang.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright