Obama lectures on too many black fathers missing, and black women complain about not finding good black men, but they rarely point to a major cause mass incarceration. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness, by michelle alexander. What struck me most, during my travels, was how segregated by race most american cities still are. The new jim crow is presented in the book as an adaptation to the gains of the civil rights revolution. The new jim crow is a political book that advocates for racial justice, especially for african americans. It was more than 10 years ago in oakland when i was rushing to catch the bus and spotted a bright orange sign stapled to a telephone pole. Ahoy sailors,heres my video on this informative book i read called the new jim crow by michelle alexanderthis book opened my eyes to a lot of discrepancies within the prison industrial. By addressing the book to people who care about racial justice, she implies that people who object to the book s premise and claims perhaps do not care about racial justice. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campuswide and communitywide reads. For the last couple of years social justice advocates have loudly sung the praises of michelle alexanders book the new jim crow. The new jim crow by michelle alexander evangelicals. It argues that federal drug policy unfairly targets communities of color, keeping millions of young, black men in a cycle of poverty and behind bars.
Mass incarceration in an age of colorblindness i realize that i had no idea what im up against. The book has 563 pages and was first published in hard cover by little brown and company in september 2006, in the united states of. Penn, gigi 2011 the new jim crow by michelle alexander. 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. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by michelle alexander 2010, the new press, new york. It presents arguments and evidence that the civil rights movement in the united states in the 1950s and 1960s only partially succeeded in granting african americans equal rights. Carina starks book report psc318 november 22, 2014 the new jim crow. The new jim crow by soso of mimprisons november 2011 permalink.
The new jim crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a castelike system in. Get free epub copy of the new jim crow or read it online click here to download click here to read the book online do you want to view the new jim crow pdf for your pc, tablet or smartphone for free. The new jim crow introduction and chapter 1 summary and. I then realized that the problem now is that we are not told about our civil rights and liberties, which results in our loss of agency and power.
Since its publication in 2010, the book has appeared on the new york times. Patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. Besides, there is also a description of the new jim crow. Published in nacla report on the americas, julyaugust 2001. The new jim crow study guide contains a biography of michelle alexander, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Via this page, you will be able to get a full version of. The new jim crow has captivated many americans attention since it was published in 2010. Seldom does a book have the impact of michelle alexanders the new jim crow. Michelle alexanders book, the new jim crow, offers a hardhitting, unabashed look at the u. It will shine a light on a new form of segregation based on race. This book will change the way you think about criminal and judicial systems in the us. Praised by harvard regulation professor lani guinier as brave and daring, this book immediately challenges the notion that the election of barack obama alerts a model new interval of colorblindness. You must explain the authors main arguments and illustrate examples how the author supports his arguments. I was rushing to catch the bus, and i noticed a sign stapled to a telephone pole that screamed in large bold print.
The warehousing of innercity youths, she writes, is a new form of jim crow under which drug offendersin jail or prison, on probation or paroleare denied employment, housing, education and public benefits. The book begins by disproving claims that racism is dead. As a whole, this is a very useful book for anyone interested in understanding the criminal injustice system. Alexander explains how she came to write this book. After looking at a pamphlet, proclaiming that drug war is the new jim crow, the author ignored it as a theory promoted by a bunch of conspiracy guys.
The first holds that mass incarceration primarily exists to manage black people as black people, a racist system that developed following the end of formal jim crow laws and the successes of the civil rights movement. Michelle alexander offers this view in her widely acclaimed book the new jim crow. Published by the new press in 2010, the new jim crow is a book by author michelle alexander that talks about race and its relation to the present social and political status of united states. Despite the growing public feeling that the drug war has failed, attorney general john ashcroft has declared that he wants to escalate it. Law enforcement has almost carte blanche to stop people in cars and in the streets all the while claiming it is not for racist reasons. Reynold bassant, lecturer for comparative literature.
The new jim crow, a bestselling book about how mass incarceration has ravaged the black community, is banned by prisons in two states and can be difficult to obtain in others. So, discuss what you believe are potential policies that can enacted in relation to mass incarceration. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness, by michelle alexander the new press, new york, n. Author michelle alexander dives into the justice system and explains how a lot of practices and beliefs from slavery times are just labeled differently now. The new jim crow by michelle alexander on blogcritics i thought that i understood racism. Fifty years after winning the war on civil rights during the 1960s, african americans face a discriminative time because hundreds of thousands are incarcerated for different crimes.
A report on the spread of wildcat strikes in response to the coronavirus in the us. She was elated with obamas election and saw jim crow as something of the past. Michelle alexander will present her work at an event beginning at 6 p. I paused for a moment and skimmed the text of the flyer. The first time i encountered the idea that our criminaljustice system functions much like a racial caste system, i dismissed the notion. Many in the legal academy have heard of michelle alexanders new book, the new jim crow. I first encountered the idea of a new racial caste system more than a decade ago, when a bright orange poster caught my eye. Simply stated, the new jim crow is a system which by law and custom perpetuates a largely african american racial caste locked at the bottom of. The new jim crow summary and study guide supersummary.
The book which was carefully selected is new moon, it was written by stephanie meyer, one of the most promising new authors of this century. W hen i heard that the new jim crow a book by michelle alexander about how mass incarceration in america is a new form of racial control had been banned by new jersey prisons, i. The introduction begins with alexanders comparison between an incarcerated africanamerican man today and the mans ancestors who, like him, were denied basic rights as a result of slavery and jim crow, respectively. The new jim crow highlights the racial dimensions of the war on drugs. The new jim crow discredited, advocates demand revision. This important book, first published in america nearly 10 years. However, this specification actually has an important persuasive function. Pdf explores the origin of slavery and racial oppression of african american by the dominant white group in the united states.
After reading michelle alexanders, the new jim crow. Reading this book was a trip down the rabbit hole into an alternate universe where things many of us believe. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness, written by aclu lawyer and academic michelle alexander, explains how. Within chapter 2 of the new jim crow, michelle alexander talks about the fourth amendment, which warrants against unreasonable search and seizure, which is rarely mentioned today. The authors calls upon the reader to become informed, and to take action. 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. A human rights nightmare is occurring on our watch. The new jim crow the new jim crow is a book that gives a look on how discrimination is still and at some post more prevalent today than it was in the 1850s. The difference this time was that regaining the equilibrium of the racial caste system could not be accomplished through explicit references to white supremacy. Alexander explains that ten years ago, she was suspicious of the claim that mass incarceration was a new jim crow, but.
Mass incarceration is the gateway to the new jim crow, alexanders concept for understanding how black people in particular lack any real rights of citizenship. I wanted to do my book report on the new jim crow, because it was a book i was so interested in, because it was written during the obama administration and that was a time that encouraged so many africanamerican people to achieve their dreams. However, despite his presidency, police brutality did not stop, prisons expanded, and more people. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by.