1. The New Jim Crow
... systematic oppression of the black man. This paper will serve as a bridge between the two main arguments in the respective books and compare and contrast the lessons found within their text to the ideology of some of the most affluent civil rights leaders in world history. In the books The Jail by John Irwin and The New Jim Crow by Michelle ... incarceration is something that can have a lasting effect on any society. However, some could argue that mass incarceration has affected minority groups drastically. Most believe that mass incarceration is the complete result of the war on drugs....
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