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Blog Post #5

   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...