First published 2010
The War on Drugs has decimated communities of color, locking up a staggering number of young black men. Though Jim Crow is gone, a new system of racial control operates through the criminal justice system, trapping the disadvantaged in a permanent underclass. Provocative legal scholar Michelle Alexander exposes this "New Jim Crow" and challenges us to confront the moral crisis at the heart of American democracy.
Genres: african-american, politics, non-fiction, social-justice, american-history
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism, social-commentary
Setting: United States, Estados Unidos, Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, New York City
Period: Early 2000s
314 pages · Hardcover · The New Press Inc.
Content warnings: racism, violence