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

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

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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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Autore principale: Alexander, Michelle
Altri autori: West, Cornel (writer of foreword)
Natura: Libro
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: New York : New Press, 2012
Edizione:Revised edition.
Soggetti:
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
African American prisoners > United States.
African American men > Social conditions.
Race discrimination > United States.
English language.
African American prisoners.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Administration of criminal justice > United States.
African Americans > United States.
Prisoners > United States.
United States > Race relations.
United States.
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Sommario:
  • 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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