The New Jim Crow
by Michelle Alexander, Cornel West (Introduction by)
ISBN-10
1595586431
ISBN-13
9781595586438
Publisher
The New PressPublished on
Jan 16, 2012Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Trade PaperDimensions
6.25 x 1.00 x 9.25 In
Weight
1.04 Pounds
List Price
$21.72
About the Book
In a bold and innovative argument, a rising legal star shows readers how the mass incarceration of a disproportionate number of black men amounts to a devastating system of racial control. This is a terrifying reality that exists in the UK as much as in the US. Despite the triumphant dismantling of the Jim Crow laws, the system that once forced African-Americans into a segregated second-class citizenship still haunts and the criminal justice system still unfairly targets black men and deprives an entire segment of the population of their basic rights.