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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

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Who is the author of 'The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness'?
What historical system does Alexander compare mass incarceration to?Jim CrowSlaveryApartheidFeudalism
The book talks about a specific type of social control, which is?
What is the topic of Chapter 2?The LockdownThe Birth of SlaveryThe World of Jim CrowThe Reconstruction Era
From whose perspective is most of the book written?
What major drug epidemic does the book discuss?Crack CocaineHeroinMethamphetamineMDMA
The book discusses a specific era in America's history, which is?
Which civil rights organization does Michelle Alexander mention?NAACPACLUBlack Lives MatterSNCC
What symbol is often associated with the New Jim Crow?
What is one possible solution suggested in the book for the New Jim Crow?Radical revision of the justice systemMandatory military serviceCompulsory votingReplacing abolition with rehabilitation