The New Jim Crow

by Michelle Alexander

4.80

Social Science

Description

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. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

Book Details

ISBN9781595586438

Published DateJanuary 1, 2012

LanguageEnglish

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About the Author

Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander is an American writer, attorney, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her 2010 book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Since 2018, she has been an opinion columnist for the New York Times.

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