The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander is a book that I picked up because of the uprising in Baltimore around Freddy Gray and a desire to understand the circumstances in Baltimore that would give rise to that riot. I am listening to the audio version narrated by Karen Chilton.
Started: 10/23/2017
Completed: 11/15/2017
Recommended By: Nobody
Recommendation: Highly recommended
Review:
What a great book. The statistics are simply shocking. There is no excuse and Ms. Alexander makes a really compelling case. All Americans have to read this book. White Americans should be ashamed. Black Americans are likely to simply feel validated.
What a great book. The statistics are simply shocking. There is no excuse and Ms. Alexander makes a really compelling case. All Americans have to read this book. White Americans should be ashamed. Black Americans are likely to simply feel validated.
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