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The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander · 2010 · 312 pages

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About This Book

Michelle Alexander examines the American criminal justice system, arguing that mass incarceration serves as a redesigned system of racial control. She analyzes how the War on Drugs and legal discrimination against felons create a permanent undercaste based on race.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

Civil RightsColorblindnessCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationRacial JusticeSystemic RacismWar On Drugs

Book Details

Published

2010

Pages

312

Language

en

ISBN

9781595586438

Awards & Recognition

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction

Audiobook Available

16h 57m
Narrated by Karen Chilton

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