Too Hard to Believe: The New Jim Crow:Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow would be the other word that describes the part of time where many African American people did not have their rights and were living a life that made them feel like they are nothing. The New Jim Crow has been known between everyone because of its importance to our lives. Michelle Alexander who is an associate professor of law at the Ohio State University, a civil right advocate and a writer, described how African American people in the age of Colorblindness lived and suffered because discrimination was widespread around that time. Alexander explains in her book how African American would always be entitled as felons for crimes that they did not do against white people who actually commit crimes but get away with it because of their skin color. The New Jim Crow shows the society how African American people were treated and how they had to live their …show more content…
Cotton, his father, grandfather and his great-grandfather cannot vote and have been denied their rights. His family tree shows many of African American men who are American citizens but do not have the basic rights like freedom. Cotton had his voting right taken away because he was convicted of a felony and labeled as one. Many men like him, once they were labeled as felons, could not live in a society that would provide them the things they need to live. For example, they were “subject to legalized discrimination in employment, housing, education,public benefits, and jury service” (Alexander 1-2). I agree with Alexander because people back at the age of colorblindness and nowadays would judge people from their skin color. Even Though, people would appear differently than who they really are, you should not judge anyone until you know them yourself or you have a proof of something they
The New Jim Crow would be the other word that describes the part of time where many African American people did not have their rights and were living a life that made them feel like they are nothing. The New Jim Crow has been known between everyone because of its importance to our lives. Michelle Alexander who is an associate professor of law at the Ohio State University, a civil right advocate and a writer, described how African American people in the age of Colorblindness lived and suffered because discrimination was widespread around that time. Alexander explains in her book how African American would always be entitled as felons for crimes that they did not do against white people who actually commit crimes but get away with it because of their skin color. The New Jim Crow shows the society how African American people were treated and how they had to live their …show more content…
Cotton, his father, grandfather and his great-grandfather cannot vote and have been denied their rights. His family tree shows many of African American men who are American citizens but do not have the basic rights like freedom. Cotton had his voting right taken away because he was convicted of a felony and labeled as one. Many men like him, once they were labeled as felons, could not live in a society that would provide them the things they need to live. For example, they were “subject to legalized discrimination in employment, housing, education,public benefits, and jury service” (Alexander 1-2). I agree with Alexander because people back at the age of colorblindness and nowadays would judge people from their skin color. Even Though, people would appear differently than who they really are, you should not judge anyone until you know them yourself or you have a proof of something they