1. BLACK MEN
... subordination in black prisoners. This subculture has historically ranged from the enchained position of slaves to more contemporary manifestos of political prisoners. The black prison experience is suggested by George Jackson to be " a microcosm of the larger society," as the prison denotes a clearly defined place in which hierarchy based upon racial classification typically characteristic of the outside world exist ... society. These foundations paved the way for the black power and militance of the black prison subculture of the 1960s and 70s. Prisoners such as Eldridge, Cleaver and...
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