Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

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stardustmelody's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced

2.0

Given that the book is over a decade old, it's not surprising that's it's already out-of-date. This is a very in-depth look at a very narrow problem - specifically, how has the war of drugs been used to alienate black men from mainstream American society? It does have a place in an anti-racist library, but I wouldn't put it at the top of the to-read queue.
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random19379's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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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. 
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