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tblue

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7. I am so glad this is getting around.

Reply to Mr_Jefferson_24 (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:06 PM

Mar 2013

I heard her oh about a year ago. It crushes the soul to face this ugly truth, but we have to face it and we have to call it what it is -- the New Jim Crow. My heart sinks whenever I hear of a black man harassed, abused, accused, framed, beaten, and tossed away like garbage by law enforcement. It happens ALL the time. The case of Troy Davis put me over the edge. If I was president, I would push to mandate investigations into every instance of possible race-based targeting by police. I swear I would. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness [View all] Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2013 OP

Wow. Thank you for posting this... jjewell Mar 2013 #1

You're very welcome. Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2013 #2

Recently: Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow" - 2013 George E. Kent Lecture AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #3

She is excellent! nt Live and Learn Mar 2013 #4

We need a NEW Emancipation Proclamation... ReRe Mar 2013 #5

You're so right. We absolutely do need a new... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2013 #6

I am so glad this is getting around. tblue Mar 2013 #7

Agree with everything you said... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2013 #8