A review by treehuggeranonymous
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

5.0

“Those of us that hope to be their allies should not be surprised ... that when those that have been locked up and locked out finally have the chance to speak and truly be heard, what we hear is rage. The rage may frighten us. It may remind us of riots, uprisings, and buildings aflame.”

This quote seemed especially poignant given 2020.

This book was written in 2009 - at the start of Obama’s first term but it seems more relevant than ever.