The Enduring Career of Jim Crow
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- Identifier
- JML.MS1133-0397
- Barcode
- JML.MS1133-0397
- Title
- The Enduring Career of Jim Crow
- Description
- Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the enduring effects of systemic racial injustices in the United States, particularly focusing on the disproportionally high incarceration rates of African Americans. Through a critical analysis of Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," it highlights the evolution of racial discrimination from the era of slavery through the Jim Crow laws to the present-day criminal justice system. The paper emphasizes the role of drug policies and mandatory minimum sentencing in exacerbating these disparities. It underscores the critical need for reform and the persistent challenges that African Americans face due to a racially biased system.
- Date
- 28 February 2013
- Creator
- Schewel, Marc A.
- topic
- SPHEX Club - lectures
- Schewel, Marc A.
- United States of America -- racial discrimination
- United States of America -- Civil Rights -- history
- Race -- segregation
- Location
- Lynchburg, Virginia
- Digital Format
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights Holder
- Schewel, Marc A.
- George M. Jones Library Association
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