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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (10th Anniversary Edition) by Michelle Alexander
2 reviews
madradstarchild's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Racism
Moderate: Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality
Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
zombiezami's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I'm glad I finally got to read this after having it on my shelf for so long. It's an important political touchstone for a reason. Well reasoned and well researched. It's amazing how the impact of this book has been felt in the last few years, to the point where this book almost seems not to go far enough, since discussions of abolition are more mainstream. Still, very foundational.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, and Alcohol
Minor: Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Antisemitism, Car accident, Colonisation, and War
incarceration, capital punishment