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The most obvious parallel to legalize discrimination. Such as Jim Crow, a large segment of mass incarceration of African-American communities, marginalized, physical segregation them (prison, prisons, slums and), and then they vote authorizing discrimination, employment, housing, education, public interest and the jury…

Blacks were also affected mentally by racism during the Jim Crow period. This is one of the basic ways whites used to establish racism. Whites were fond of fabricating false theories and proofs to support their belief that they were superior to the blacks. Some of them came up with false religious proofs so that they could convince so many other people into believing that blacks were inferior. They used the biblical story of Noah and Ham in Genesis chapter nine. Ham was cursed by his father,…

perception have forced people to assume that everyday rights have been granted to all individuals no matter their racial background. Due to this aspect, African Americans are placed into a cast system with a harsh system of operations. “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander and “The Jail” by John Irwin both explain the unfair results of incarceration organizations and unjust civil matters. Through recent years the race of people of color has been seen as the minority…

Alexander, Michelle. “The New Jim Crow.” The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. 178-220. New York, NY: The New Press, 2011. Print. This book chapter was written by Michelle Alexander, a successful civil rights litigator and advocate for racial justice. In this chapter Alexander talks about the War on Drugs, racial discrimination, the stigmatization of African American men, housing discrimination, poverty, the rights that felons lose after incarceration, the…

characteristics are prevalent today by means of mass incarceration happening in our country to this day.”The New Jim Crow:Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” written by Michelle Alexander is able to go in depth and show that even though the Jim crow laws have ended,America uses the federal justice system to discriminate against criminals in a ‘’legal” way. MIchelle Alexander is a civil rights lawyer who was also one of the many people who were blinded and not able to see what was…

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all men and women under slavery in the South. Under its clauses, many African Americans were freed that day, and even more as the War came to an end and the nation become united under one government. Still, for many ex-slaves, their lives changed little. Even with their freedom guaranteed and their rights inalienable, they still faced discrimination and hostility. With the development of the Jim Crow’s…

regarding the ending of the legal marginalization and mistreatment of African Americans, it sees like the United States is going in a backwards spiral and reverting back to its old ways in a more subliminal manner. We are now in a state of, “The New Jim Crow,” where minorities are being treated in the same ways that they were in the past, a state where the letter of the law isn’t being broke, but the spirit of it is. With the deaths of Trayvon, Martin, Eric Garner, and Mike Brown being the mosts…

Jim Crow was a reactionary movement that was led by Southern Populist farmers. Segregation brought many conflicts to the south. A key case to note is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and the effort it had to remove these clauses. In June of 1892 Homer Adolf Plessy…

experience. Discoveries are often involuntary, compelling the discoverer to confront challenges in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the human experience. Barriers imposed upon individuals act as opportunities, exemplified in Dobson’s “Cock Crow”, provoking one conquer restrictions in order to pursue profounder self-discoveries. The desire for the release…

were given time to work on our group projects. I love that I will be doing my book report and group project about The New Jim Crow because I am passionate about the criminal justice system and advocating for those who are unfairly treated in the justice system. For my groups project, Chloe Mortley, Carmen Brown, and I are supposed to create a Xavier magazine and do a 15-minute presentation. I like that there are only three people in my group because this means that finding a meeting time will be…