The New Jim Crow

In "The New Jim Crow," Michelle Alexander exposes a startling reality: mass incarceration in the United States has created a new racial caste system. This groundbreaking work reveals how the War on Drugs and tough-on-crime policies have disproportionately targeted communities of color, particularly African Americans. Alexander argues that although we've made progress in dismantling overt racial discrimination, a new form of systemic racism has emerged through our criminal justice system. She demonstrates how this modern-day caste system perpetuates cycles of poverty, broken families, and limited opportunities for millions of Americans. By connecting historical patterns of racial control to contemporary policies, Alexander challenges us to confront the uncomfortable truth about racial injustice in America today.

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