Project in 20, if current trends of incarceration continue, 1 in 3 african american. Why are black communities raided instead of white communities. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Teachng the new jim crow the new jim crow by michelle alexander chapter 3 the color of justice imagine you are erma faye stewart, a thirtyyearold, single african american mother of two who was arrested as part of a drug sweep in hearne, texas. Many in the legal academy have heard of michelle alexanders new book, the new jim crow. Structure and rhetorical strategy in the new jim crow. She goes on to discuss the possible foundations of the get tough on crime movement, which would somehow contribute to the emergence of a penal system. Sep 18, 20 in chapter 1 of her book the new jim crow, michelle alexander traces the history of slavery up to and through the rise and apparent fall of jim crow as a kind of racial caste system. Brave new world no place like home boxed in the black box debtors prison let them eat cake.
The new jim crow is michelle alexanders eyeopening examination of the racial bias in americas criminal justice system and its impact on the african american community. The birth of jim crow the death of jim crow the birth of mass. The new jim crow the new jim crow by michelle alexander chapter 4 the cruel hand today a criminal freed from prison has scarcely more rights, and arguably less respect, than a freed slave or a black person living free in mississippi at the height of jim crow. Thoughts on chapter 1 posted on january, 2016 june 9, 2018 by bridget eileen note. The new jim crow is filled with examples of legal rules designed to look innocent on the surface, but which actually conceal deeply sinister realities beneath. This study guide consists of approximately 27 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the new jim crow.
The new jim crow essays are academic essays for citation. In chapter 1 of her book the new jim crow, michelle alexander traces the history of slavery up to and through the rise and apparent fall of jim crow as a kind of racial caste system. The notion that most illegal drug use and sales happened in. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. If you would like to donate your copy of the new jim crow to this effort, please drop it off at the reference desk of the tompkins county public library, 101 east green street, ithaca. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness was written by michelle. Study guide for the new jim crow use this study guide to help facilitate discussion within your meeting or church while reading michelle alexanders the new jim crow. The new jim crow it was no ordinary sunday morning when presidential candidate barack obama stepped to the podium at the apostolic church of god in chicago. Mapping the parallels the limits of the analogy chapter 6 the fire this time rethinking. The new jim crow kansas african american affairs commission. During the war on drugs, law enforcement has been used three tactics.
She argues that the vastly disproportionate imprisonment and the resultant disenfranchisement and. It is required reading for anyone interested in criminal justice reform and racial inequality in the united states, especially when our president, donald trump, has nominated senator jeff sessions to be. In response, the new jim crow is an effort to stimulate popular dialogue about the criminal justice system as a tool that creates and perpetuates racial hierarchy in the united states p. The new jim crow kindle edition by alexander, michelle, west, cornel. Building a new jim crow community reading tool kit. As you read and engaged the material in this weeks chapter. Alexander begins the chapter by recounting the stories of two young africanamerican parents who were wrongly implicated in a drug bust, andalthough neither end up actually being sentenced to prison timelose. According to alexander, today mass incarceration defines the meaning of blackness in america.
Get the entire the new jim crow litchart as a printable pdf. This new order was deemed jim crow, and considered a permanent way of life. Study guide for the new jim crow american friends service. Mar 18, 20 study guide for the new jim crow use this study guide to help facilitate discussion within your meeting or church while reading michelle alexanders the new jim crow. Unfortunately, from a scholarly perspective, i think the book leaves a lot of us asking for more. The question and answer section for the new jim crow is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Chpt 3 in the old jim crow, blacks banded together in a society where they were not wanted. Watch michelle alexanders address to general assembly 2012 andor arrange for a showing in your congregation or group. Michelle alexanders the new jim crow does an excellent job in the 6 chapters to first briefly but. The launching of the war on drugs and the initial construction of the new system required. The death of jim crow its widely accepted that the end of jim crow coincided with the 1954 us supreme court ruling in brown v. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the new jim crow, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Dec 06, 2014 new haven sda temple brooklyn, ny 9,672 views 1. Topics anarchy, revolution, jim crow, race, racism, slavery, african american, equality, civil rights. This is the second installment in a series discussing michelle alexanders book the new jim crow.
This is the new normal, the new racial equilibrium. The way television portrays the criminal justice system is misleading. The new jim crow kindle edition by alexander, michelle. In this chapter, we shall see how the system of mass incarceration actually. Reading michelle alexanders volume on racism and mass incarceration. Alexanderch5, the new jim crow university of warwick. Hundreds of enthusiastic congregants packed the pews at the overwhelmingly black church eager to hear. The community read is creating community read tool kits to distribute to local libraries, schools and other organizations. Pdf downloads of all 1297 litcharts literature guides, and of every new one we. Chapter 4 haley scholars fall 20 reading groups today a criminal freed from prison has scarcely more rights, and arguably less respect, than a freed slave or a black person living free in mississippi at the height of jim crow 141. The silent minority the pariahs eerie silence passing redux gangsta love the minstrel show the antidote chapter 5 the new jim crow states of denial how it works nothing new. The silent minority the pariahs eerie silence passing redux gangsta love the minstrel show the antidote chapter 5 the new jim crow states of denial how it. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the new jim crow by michelle alexander.
Why you should read the new jim crow by michelle alexander. Themes and colors key litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the new jim crow, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The media and politicians continue to reinforce this. Essentially, i think the new jim crow is a solid book overall, and an excellent tool for activists. A human rights nightmare is occurring on our watch. By simply listing all the consequences of being deemed a felon as not part of the punishment, the courts proceed with a massive lack of transparency that has a devastating impact. Kaaac statewide study groups project kaaac statewide. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness is fast becoming a favorite on my kindle shelf. In the era of colorblindness, it is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt. In the war on drugs, african americans are subject to tactics and practices that would elicit public outrage if they happened in white. I was shocked when i heard this person answering questions of the journalist in this way.
Michelle alexander, in the new jim crow decrees the only thing capable of saving this country is a vast social movement that annihilates the social distance between criminals and socalled law abiding citizens those who are arrested for possession of marijuana and those who smoke weed on their couch, a social movement that destroys the us. A black man was on his knees in the gutter, hands cuffed behind his back, as several police officers stood around him talking, joking, and ignoring his human existence. For anyone who hasnt read the new jim crow by michelle alexander, now is the time to pick it up from your local bookstore, purchase it on amazon, or check it out from your towns library. The movement is rooted in the awareness that every human being has. Chapter 3 turns our attention to the role of race in the u. The color of justice in this chapter, alexander quotes a reliable third party to bolster her accusations of racial bias in the american criminal justice system. Like her analogy of an optical illusion something difficult to see but impossible to unsee in the introduction, this passage suggests that it is all too easy for those who wish to ignore racism in the criminal justice system to do so. Writing worth readingl issue 42 l december 2009 th colde type reade r extra an excerpt from the new jim crow mass incarceration. Mass incarceration in the age of color blindness, she argues that although jim crow laws have been eliminated, the racial caste system it set up was not eradicated, its simply been redesigned, and now functions through the criminal justice system as a contemporary means of racial control. The new jim crow chapters 2 3 summary and analysis. Chapter 5 the new jim crow states of denial how it works nothing new.
Yet it offered little in the way of meaningful protection against jury discrimination during the following years. Teachng the new jim crow the new jim crow by michelle alexander chapter 4 the cruel hand today a criminal freed from prison has scarcely more rights, and arguably less respect, than a freed slave or a black person living free in mississippi at the height of jim crow. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness duration. The birth of jim crow the death of jim crow the birth of mass incarceration chapter 2 the lockdown rules of the game unreasonable suspicion just say no poor excuse kissing frogs it pays to play waging war finders keepers the shakedown legal misrepresentation bad deal time served the prison label chapter 3 the color of justice. The new jim crow while jim crow legislation has been legally dismantled, alexander argues. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Michelle alexanders central thesis is that racism and prejudice have resulted in a biased criminal justice system that. Mapping the parallels the limits of the analogy chapter 6 the fire this. Racism is both a theme and one of the primary subjects of the new jim crow. Find out which partners in your local community you might work with to bring information about the new jim crow to public attention and begin to build partnerships. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the new jim crow. The new jim crow chapter 4 summary and analysis gradesaver. Human rights watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, african americans constitute 80 to 90 percent of all. What has changed since the collapse of jim crow has less to do with the basic structure of our society than with the language we use to justify it.
I wanted to share this video with you and i want you to put more attention on the 3. The new jim crow so what is white in america today and what is black. Chapter 6 the new jim crow as we near the end of the book and we see michelle alexanders argument for mass incarceration becoming the newest form of jim crow america today, we are forced to think about plenty of things that we take for granted in our everyday lives. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness is a nonfiction book by american civil rights advocate and author michelle alexander. Chapter 3 explains the racial dimensions of the system illuminated in chapter 2. Chapter 3 the color of justice charging ahead armstrong v. Oct 10, 2014 essentially, i think the new jim crow is a solid book overall, and an excellent tool for activists. This book of essays examines contemporary racerelated issues in the united states, focusing on the drug war, mass incarceration, and the emergence of a new caste system in response to the. United states we are told by drug warriors that the enemy in this war is a thingdrugsnot a group of people, but the facts prove otherwise. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the new jim crow. The explosion of incarceration rates is due to convictions for drug crimes. Chapter 4 the cruel hand brave new world no place like home boxed in the black box debtors prison let them eat cake.
Most prosecutors offices lack any manual or guidebook. New jim crow existed in the form of mass incarceration of african americans. One need only attend any number of legal conferences in the past year or so, or. Chapter summary for michelle alexanders the new jim crow, chapter 3 summary. Hi everyone, we have talked about guantanamo bay in class.