Then again... there is a certain... continuity. For example, Hiatt & Company exemplifies the links between chattel slavery and the modern carceral state nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaah...

Handcuffs manufactured by Hiatt and Company | National Museum of African American History and CultureProduced by one of the oldest, most prolific producers of iron restraints, Hiatt and Company, these contemporary cuffs materialize a deep connection between racial slavery, the carceral state, and mil...nmaahc.si.edu