The New Jim Crow

Authors: Michelle Alexander

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Key Ideas

1. Mass incarceration disproportionately affects black communities: The New Jim Crow argues that the American criminal justice system operates as a form of racial control, with black people being disproportionately targeted and incarcerated. This perpetuates racial inequality and creates a modern-day system of racial oppression.

2. The War on Drugs as a tool of racial control: The book asserts that the War on Drugs, fueled by racially biased policies and practices, has been instrumental in perpetuating the marginalization and disenfranchisement of black communities. It explores how drug laws ....
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1. What does Michelle Alexander argue about the impact of mass incarceration on black communities?

It disproportionately affects black communities.

It has no impact on black communities.

It primarily affects white communities.

It only impacts individuals with criminal records.

2. According to the book, what role does the War on Drugs play in perpetuating racial control?

It has no impact on racial control.

It is a tool used to address drug addiction.

It disproportionately targets and marginalizes black communities.

It aims to eliminate drug-related crimes.

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