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

This work argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race. As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election o...

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Auteur principal: Alexander, Michelle
Autres auteurs: West, Cornel (writer of foreword)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: New York : New Press, 2012
Édition:Revised edition.
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Table des matières:
  • The rebirth of caste
  • The lockdown
  • The color of justice
  • The cruel hand
  • The new Jim Crow
  • The fire this time.