The new Jim Crow [electronic resource] : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander ; [with a new foreword by Cornel West].
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781595588197
- ISBN: 1595588191
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 312 pages)
- Edition: Rev. ed.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : New Press, 2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The rebirth of caste -- 2. The lockdown -- 3. The color of justice -- 4. The cruel hand -- 5. The new Jim Crow -- 6. The fire this time. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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