New Jim Crow

** This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear. ** Slavery still exists in the United States of America, we just hide it behind prison walls. While politicians and the media tout 'post-racial' America, due in part to the election of Barack Obama, Michelle Alexander argues in this book that there is in fact still a racial caste system in place. The New Jim Crow describes the faults of our modern day criminal justice and prison systems and how they ensure a level of political and physical segregation too similar to that of the pre-civil rights era. If you want to understand police brutality in the service of the state or are interested in prison reform or social justice, START HERE. A spectacular, sobering book that elevated the conversation and contributed to the founding of Black Lives Matter.