Final Blog Post The last few chapters of The New jim crow become less focused on specific topics and more of a look at her claims and evidence from society's view asking, what can be done? How can it be done? How does this all connect? Etc. In these final sections, Alexander links her previous statements and topics together to create a map of how systemic racism in our country is difficult to see at first but is carefully layered into almost every aspect of our society. After reading the entirety of this book I am left mainly disappointed. Disappointed in America for allowing such horrible and racist flaws to be implemented into our system. Disappointed in myself for not understanding the extent to which racism is woven into American society and not doing something about it sooner. Disappointed in the American people for allowing this to go on for so long and denying that systemic racism exists in our country. Nowadays the exist...
Hello readers, over the past few days I have continued to read "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander and it has continued to impact me greatly. The last 60 pages have been slightly less fact-filled than the previous pages, however, given the massive amount of facts that were packed in before, it still feels like I am reading a very academic and informative book with more than enough supporting evidence. Despite this section being more explanation-based, Alexander still delivers shocking facts such as, "More African American adults are under correctional control (prison, probation, parole) today than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War even began."(p180 As demonstrated in this in the most recent section, Alexander focuses on some more recent topics and events and how they connect to and often support systemic racism in our country. Throughout the whole book, I have been feeling the relevance of w...