The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness

The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander.

As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been labeled felons for life. Although Jim Crow laws have been wiped off the books, an astounding...

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Main Author: Alexander, Michelle
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : [Jackson, Tenn.] : New Press ; Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2010.
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
African American prisoners > United States.
Race discrimination > United States.
United States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • The rebirth of caste
  • The lockdown
  • The color of justice
  • The cruel hand
  • The new Jim Crow
  • The fire this time.

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