Every year the Chicago Public Library selects a book for the One Book, One Chicago program. The program encourages all Chicago residents to read and discuss the same book. While the current and past selections have all been excellent choices, it is time to select a book that will get Chicago talking about what we need to know to change our city, state, and country. The 2010 book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander offers a detailed analysis of the crisis currently facing our country.
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The New Jim Crow provides an excellent understanding of the history of racism and it's pervasiveness in our lives
I believe the ABC tv show Blackish is Jim Crow-ish. To not give too much credit to the man himself involving painted faces that has advanced to color-coded systems that seems to outlast history by existing today, I encourage education in all aspects.
This is an insightful, transformative scholarly researched book containing essential information. It's a must read for all citizens.
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Every year the Chicago Public Library selects a book for the One Book, One Chicago program. The program encourages all Chicago residents to read and discuss the same book. While the current and past selections have all been excellent choices, it is time to select a book that will get Chicago talking about what we need to know to change our city, state, and country. The 2010 book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander offers a detailed analysis of the crisis currently facing our country.
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requesting frommy Library so they'll know it's in demand. I encourage everyone to read and request.
The New Jim Crow provides an excellent understanding of the history of racism and it's pervasiveness in our lives
I believe the ABC tv show Blackish is Jim Crow-ish. To not give too much credit to the man himself involving painted faces that has advanced to color-coded systems that seems to outlast history by existing today, I encourage education in all aspects.
This is an insightful, transformative scholarly researched book containing essential information. It's a must read for all citizens.
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requesting frommy Library so they'll know it's in demand. I encourage everyone to read and request.