The New Jim Crow
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The New Jim Crow is a groundbreaking nonfiction book by legal scholar Michelle Alexander that argues mass incarceration in the United States functions as a modern system of racial control.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The New Jim Crow canonical | 2 |
| Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | 1 |
| The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The New Jim Crow Context triple: [Michelle Alexander, notableWork, The New Jim Crow]
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A.
The Man Who Killed Jim Crow
"The Man Who Killed Jim Crow" is the honorific nickname given to pioneering civil rights lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston, whose legal strategy and mentorship laid the groundwork for dismantling racial segregation in the United States.
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B.
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Are Prisons Obsolete? is a influential book by Angela Davis that critiques the prison-industrial complex and argues for prison abolition as part of broader social and political transformation.
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C.
Between the World and Me
"Between the World and Me" is a critically acclaimed nonfiction book by Ta-Nehisi Coates that reflects on race, identity, and the Black experience in America through a personal letter to his son.
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D.
Black and White America
"Black and White America" is a funk-rock and soul-infused studio album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that explores themes of race, identity, and social issues.
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E.
Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
"Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age" is a nonfiction history book by Kevin Boyle that recounts the 1925 Detroit murder trial of Black physician Ossian Sweet, exploring its significance for American race relations and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New Jim Crow Target entity description: The New Jim Crow is a groundbreaking nonfiction book by legal scholar Michelle Alexander that argues mass incarceration in the United States functions as a modern system of racial control.
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A.
The Man Who Killed Jim Crow
"The Man Who Killed Jim Crow" is the honorific nickname given to pioneering civil rights lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston, whose legal strategy and mentorship laid the groundwork for dismantling racial segregation in the United States.
-
B.
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Are Prisons Obsolete? is a influential book by Angela Davis that critiques the prison-industrial complex and argues for prison abolition as part of broader social and political transformation.
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C.
Between the World and Me
"Between the World and Me" is a critically acclaimed nonfiction book by Ta-Nehisi Coates that reflects on race, identity, and the Black experience in America through a personal letter to his son.
-
D.
Black and White America
"Black and White America" is a funk-rock and soul-infused studio album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that explores themes of race, identity, and social issues.
-
E.
Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
"Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age" is a nonfiction history book by Kevin Boyle that recounts the 1925 Detroit murder trial of Black physician Ossian Sweet, exploring its significance for American race relations and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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political book ⓘ sociology book ⓘ |
| argues |
racial control has been redesigned rather than ended after the civil rights movement
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the War on Drugs disproportionately targets Black communities ⓘ
linked to:
War on Drugs
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| author | Michelle Alexander ⓘ |
| awarded | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction ⓘ |
| centralClaim | mass incarceration functions as a racial caste system in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
employment discrimination against people with criminal records
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housing discrimination against people with criminal records ⓘ mandatory minimum sentencing ⓘ plea bargaining in drug cases ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ stop-and-frisk policies ⓘ voter disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition | 10th anniversary edition ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-59558-103-7 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 318191839 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black Lives Matter movement
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criminal justice reform debates in the United States ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn |
university courses on African American studies
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university courses on criminal justice ⓘ university courses on law ⓘ university courses on sociology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
collateral consequences of felony convictions
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colorblind racism ⓘ racial caste system ⓘ |
| notableReception |
became a bestseller
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widely cited in academic scholarship on mass incarceration ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 336 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | The New Press ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | post–civil rights era United States ⓘ |
| subject |
African Americans
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linked to:
Black Americans
War on Drugs ⓘ criminal justice system of the United States ⓘ mass incarceration ⓘ racial discrimination in the United States ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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linked to:
The New Jim Crow
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| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century United States
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late 20th century United States ⓘ |
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linked to: The New Jim Crow
linked to: The New Jim Crow