The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

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Release Year
2012
ISBN
9781595586438
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Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1595586431
ISBN-13
9781595586438
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127433583

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Book Title
New Jim Crow
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Discrimination & Race Relations, Civil Rights, General, Penology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Criminal Law / Sentencing, Criminology
Publication Year
2012
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Yes
Genre
Law, Political Science, Social Science
Author
Michelle Alexander
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.9 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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2009-022519
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Devastating. . . . Alexander does a fine job of truth-telling, pointing a finger where it rightly should be pointed: at all of us, liberal and conservative, white and black. - Forbes Alexander is absolutely right to fight for what she describes as a "much-needed conversation" about the wide-ranging social costs and divisive racial impact of our criminal-justice policies. - Newsweek Invaluable . . . a timely and stunning guide to the labyrinth of propaganda, discrimination, and racist policies masquerading under other names that comprises what we call justice in America. - Daily Kos Many critics have cast doubt on the proclamations of racism's erasure in the Obama era, but few have presented a case as powerful as Alexander's. - In These Times Carefully researched, deeply engaging, and thoroughly readable. - Publishers Weekly [Written] with rare clarity, depth, and candor. - Counterpunch A call to action for everyone concerned with racial justice and an important tool for anyone concerned with understanding and dismantling this oppressive system. - Sojourners Undoubtedly the most important book published in this century about the U.S. - Birmingham News, Devastating. . . . Alexander does a fine job of truth-telling, pointing a finger where it rightly should be pointed: at all of us, liberal and conservative, white and black. -- Forbes Alexander is absolutely right to fight for what she describes as a much-needed conversation" about the wide-ranging social costs and divisive racial impact of our criminal-justice policies. -- Newsweek Invaluable . . . a timely and stunning guide to the labyrinth of propaganda, discrimination, and racist policies masquerading under other names that comprises what we call justice in America. -- Daily Kos Many critics have cast doubt on the proclamations of racism's erasure in the Obama era, but few have presented a case as powerful as Alexander's. -- In These Times Carefully researched, deeply engaging, and thoroughly readable. -- Publishers Weekly [Written] with rare clarity, depth, and candor. -- Counterpunch A call to action for everyone concerned with racial justice and an important tool for anyone concerned with understanding and dismantling this oppressive system. -- Sojourners Undoubtedly the most important book published in this century about the U.S. -- Birmingham News, Devastating. . . . Alexander does a fine job of truth-telling, pointing a finger where it rightly should be pointed: at all of us, liberal and conservative, white and black. - Forbes Alexander is absolutely right to fight for what she describes as a much-needed conversation" about the wide-ranging social costs and divisive racial impact of our criminal-justice policies. - Newsweek Invaluable . . . a timely and stunning guide to the labyrinth of propaganda, discrimination, and racist policies masquerading under other names that comprises what we call justice in America. - Daily Kos Many critics have cast doubt on the proclamations of racism's erasure in the Obama era, but few have presented a case as powerful as Alexander's. - In These Times Carefully researched, deeply engaging, and thoroughly readable. - Publishers Weekly [Written] with rare clarity, depth, and candor. - Counterpunch A call to action for everyone concerned with racial justice and an important tool for anyone concerned with understanding and dismantling this oppressive system. - Sojourners Undoubtedly the most important book published in this century about the U.S. - Birmingham News, Devastating. . . . Alexander does a fine job of truth-telling, pointing a finger where it rightly should be pointed: at all of us, liberal and conservative, white and black. -- Forbes Alexander is absolutely right to fight for what she describes as a "much-needed conversation" about the wide-ranging social costs and divisive racial impact of our criminal-justice policies. -- Newsweek Invaluable . . . a timely and stunning guide to the labyrinth of propaganda, discrimination, and racist policies masquerading under other names that comprises what we call justice in America. -- Daily Kos Many critics have cast doubt on the proclamations of racism's erasure in the Obama era, but few have presented a case as powerful as Alexander's. -- In These Times Carefully researched, deeply engaging, and thoroughly readable. -- Publishers Weekly [Written] with rare clarity, depth, and candor. -- Counterpunch A call to action for everyone concerned with racial justice and an important tool for anyone concerned with understanding and dismantling this oppressive system. -- Sojourners Undoubtedly the most important book published in this century about the U.S. -- Birmingham News
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Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control--relegating millions to a permanent second-class status--even as it formally adheres to the principle of colorblindness. In the words of Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, this book is a "call to action." Called "stunning" by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis, "invaluable" by the Daily Kos , "explosive" by Kirkus , and "profoundly necessary" by the Miami Herald , this updated and revised paperback edition of The New Jim Crow , now with a foreword by Cornel West, is a must-read for all people of conscience., Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control--relegating millions to a permanent second-class status--even as it formally adheres to the principle of colorblindness. In the words of Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, this book is a "call to action."Called "stunning" by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis, "invaluable" by the Daily Kos , "explosive" by Kirkus , and "profoundly necessary" by the Miami Herald , this updated and revised paperback edition of The New Jim Crow , now with a foreword by Cornel West, is a must-read for all people of conscience., It is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt. Yet, as legal star Alexander reveals, today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against convicted criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans.
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HV9950.A437 2011

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    Summary by Jesus Maria Gabin

    Summary of the book by Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow  By Jesus Maria Gabin  Cambridge College, 2023-2024  "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander falls under the genre of nonfiction literature, specifically categorized as social science, criminology, and civil rights studies. It explores and analyzes the intersection of race, the criminal justice system, and societal issues in the United States, presenting arguments and evidence to support its claims rather than being a work of fiction. This book contains: Criminal Justice Terminology: Terms related to incarceration, policing, sentencing, and the legal system. Racial Justice Language: Words associated with racial discrimination, systemic racism, institutionalized biases, etc. Social and Policy Terms: Vocabulary ...

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  • The New Jim Crow is exactly what this book is about. It is a reality check on how easy it is to be color blind.

    Very profound and eye-opening. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the plight of the oppressed.

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  • Mass incarceration--along with suspension of 4th Amendment rights--is the new Jim Crow.

    It is very well written, researched, and documented by a law professor. The content is stunning. People should know that the so-called war on drugs is simply an excuse to use military weapons on our streets, suspend 4th Amendment rights, and fill our prisons,mostly with people of color.

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  • A must read!!

    This book is an eye-opening experience especially for those who are unaware and uneducated. A lot to digest, but very much worth it.

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  • The science behind the racism

    For anyone who claims America is not built on a racist system, read this book. It’s not talking heads or pot stirrers. Just fact. And the facts are shameful.

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