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The New Jim Crow
By Michelle Alexander
Michelle Alexander reveals how America's criminal justice system, through mass incarceration, has created a new caste system that functions as a modern-day Jim Crow, despite its colorblind facade.
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What it is about
Racial Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Systemic Inequality
Who it is for
If you've ever felt a deep unease about racial disparities in the justice system, this will illuminate how mass incarceration functions as a modern system of control, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Michelle Alexander, a civil rights lawyer and legal scholar, brings a critical eye and deep historical understanding to the American justice system, revealing how its structures perpetuate racial hierarchy.
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