The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander • 2010
Devastation Rating
race incarceration justice systemic racism
Our Take
Alexander argues that mass incarceration is racial caste by another name — that the war on drugs was designed to do what Jim Crow could no longer do legally. The evidence is overwhelming and the prose is controlled fury. A book that makes you see the system and then refuse to unsee it.
Appears In
This page contains affiliate links. If you buy a book through one of these links, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure →