The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow examines mass incarceration as a contemporary system of racial control, akin to Jim Crow laws, in an age claiming colorblindness. Michelle Alexander reveals how the War on Drugs and related policies disproportionately target Black communities, leading to widespread disenfranchisement and perpetuating inequality in American society.
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The New Jim Crow addresses mass incarceration in the United States, framing it within the context of racial inequality and the era of colorblindness.
Michelle Alexander's analysis highlights how policies and practices perpetuate systemic discrimination against African Americans through the criminal justice system.
The book draws on legal, historical, and sociological perspectives to reveal the broader implications for civil rights and social justice.
It serves as a call to recognize and dismantle the structures that maintain racial hierarchies under the guise of equality.
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