Title:
The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander.
ISBN:
9781595586438
9781595581037
Personal Author:
Edition:
Revised edition.
Publication Information:
New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus (Two Rivers) Distribution, 2012.
©2012
Physical Description:
xvii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
General Note:
"With a new foreword by Cornel West"--Cover.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
Some copies may be ©2010 edition without foreword by Cornel West and without any other changes that the ©2012 revised edition may contain.
Contents:
The rebirth of caste -- The lockdown -- The color of justice -- The cruel hand -- The new Jim Crow -- The fire this time.
Summary:
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.
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Audience:
1390L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn948311982
Availability:
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