The new Jim Crow mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness
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...
| Main Author: | Alexander, Michelle (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
New Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
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 percentage of the African American community remains trapped in a subordinate status, much like their grandparents before them, who lived under an explicit system of control.--Book jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
"With a new foreword by Cornel West"-- Cover. |
| Physical Description: |
xvii, 312 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-296) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781595581037 (hardcover) 1595581030 (hardcover) 9781620971932 1620971933 9781595586438 (pbk.) 1595586431 (pbk.) |
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