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African American prisoners African American prisoners United States Criminal justice, Administration of Criminal justice, Administration of United States Race discrimination Race discrimination United States Race relations SOCIAL SCIENCE General United States United States Race relationsAlexander, Michelle.
Summary: "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 percentage of the African American community remains trapped in a subordinate status - much like their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2010
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.973 ALECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.973 ALEAlexander, Michelle
Summary: 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.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020