ONLINE Book Discussion
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Tuesday, August 25
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us online for a discussion of the book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander, available through Hoopla, Libby, and print.
Join us online for a discussion of the book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander.
"In this incisive critique, former litigator-turned-legal-scholar Michelle Alexander provocatively argues that we have not ended racial caste in America: we have simply redesigned it. Alexander shows that, by targeting black men and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, even as it formally adheres to the principle of color blindness. The New Jim Crow challenges the civil rights community--and all of us--to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America." -Goodreads.com
Available for checkout in Hoopla, Libby, and Cloud Library.
Registration with email address is required. The webinar link and password will be emailed to participants the day of the program.
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