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

As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been labeled felons for life. Although Jim Crow laws have been wiped off the books, an astounding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander, Michelle (Author)
Corporate Authors: Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania), Lipman Criminology Library Fund
Other Authors: West, Cornel (writer of foreword)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : [Jackson, Tenn.] : New Press ; Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2010
New York : New Press, 2010
New York : The New Press, 2010
New York : [Jackson, Tenn.] : 2010
New York : 2010
New York : 2011
Edition:Revised edition
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Table of Contents:
  • The rebirth of caste
  • The lockdown
  • The color of justice
  • The cruel hand
  • The new Jim Crow
  • The fire this time
  • Ch. 1 The Rebirth of Caste
  • Ch. 2. The Lockdown
  • Ch. 3. The Color of Justice
  • Ch. 4. The Cruel Hand
  • Ch. 5. The New Jim Crow
  • Ch. 6. The Fire This Time.
  • Ch. 1 The Rebirth of Caste
  • Ch. 2. The Lockdown
  • Ch. 3. The Color of Justice
  • Ch. 4. The Cruel Hand
  • Ch. 5. The New Jim Crow
  • Ch. 6. The Fire This Time.
  • The rebirth of caste
  • The lockdown
  • The color of justice
  • The cruel hand
  • The new Jim Crow
  • The fire this time