Discrimination In The New Jim Crow

The United States of America, a land full of opportunities is a country everyone aspires to live in. Being the third most populous country enriched with one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural populations, it ironically has some undisclosed racial problems that the world is ambiguous about. The idea of racism very much still exists, however it has just ‘evolved’ into an unnoticeable form, that the world is unaware about and the majority of the citizens of the United States. From the mid 1800’s slavery was demolished but it led to the emergence of discrimination, which acted as an integral issue in society back then and continues till this very day. Yet, after so much struggle discrimination continues in society through a new method that is reminiscent of the days of slavery. …show more content…
The most vital argument in her book is regarding the wrongful mass incarceration and unjust practices used …show more content…
The “War on Drugs” enacted by President Richard Nixon in 1971 was used as a method to produce unequal outcomes across racial groups, manifested through racial discrimination by law enforcement and disproportionate drug war misery suffered by communities of color. By the means of persuasion, logos, ethos and pathos, Alexander argues the ways through which America has used the “War on Drugs” to incarcerate people of color.
Alexander argues and claims that even with so much equality in the society, people have a stigma towards the people of color that they are likely to carry drugs and is the majority population doing drugs. However, this statement is not true. Black people do drugs at the same rate as any other race. She uses an emotional approach in which she illustrates stories of