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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness Cover Image Book Book

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

Alexander, Michelle. (Author).

Summary:

Argues that mass incarceration of African- and Latino Americans in the United States is a form of social control, and contends the civil rights community needs to become more active in protecting the rights of criminals.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781595586438 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1595586431
  • Physical Description: xvii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: Revised edition.
  • Publisher: New York : New Press, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"With a new foreword by Cornell West"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-296) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The rebirth of caste -- The lockdown -- The color of justice -- The cruel hand -- The new Jim Crow -- The fire this time.
Citation/References Note:
Pub Weekly, November 2009
Choice, November 2010
Kirkus Review, November 2009
Multicultural Review, June 2010
Target Audience Note:
NC1390L Lexile
Adult Follett Library Resources

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at York County Libraries.

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