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
Two men of different races, who hate each other, escape from a chain gang shackled together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2020
"Would you care to examine it, Brother? One of our members wore it nineteen years on the chain gang."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
