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Topic: racism

The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (2012) is an angry and illuminating description of the current…

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Three books for “white” people

Reviews from Friends Journal, Sept 2018

The Books section of the September 2018 Friends Journal includes reviews of three exemplary works to help “white” readers go deeper into self-awareness about the hidden dynamics of racism. This post offers an excerpt from each review. We strongly encourage you to read the linked reviews and to seek out the books themselves.

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