New Jim Crow (10th Anniversary Edition), The: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

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Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly’ Slate’ Chronicle of Higher Education’ Literary Hub, Book Riot’ and Zora A tenth-anniversary edition of the iconic bestseller–“one of the most influential books of the past 20 years,” according to the Chronicle of Higher Education–with a new preface by the author “It is in no small part thanks to Alexander’s account that civil rights organizations such as Black Lives Matter have focused so much of their energy on the criminal justice system.” –Adam Shatz, London Review of Books Seldom does a book have the impact of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the new $100 million Art for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of numerous prizes, including the prestigious NAACP Image Award; and it has spent nearly 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Most important of all, it has spawned a whole generation of criminal justice reform activists and organizations motivated by Michelle Alexander’s unforgettable argument that “we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it.” As the Birmingham News proclaimed, it is “undoubtedly the most important book published in this century about the U.S.” Now, ten years after it was first published, The New Press is proud to issue a tenth-anniversary edition with a new preface by Michelle Alexander that discusses the impact the book has had and the state of the criminal justice reform movement today.

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Named one of the vital necessary nonfiction books of the 21st century by Leisure Weekly’ Slate’ Chronicle of Larger Schooling’ Literary Hub, E book Riot’ and Zora A tenth-anniversary version of the long-lasting bestseller–“one of the vital influential books of the previous 20 years,” in accordance with the Chronicle of Larger Schooling–with a brand new preface by the creator “It’s in no small half because of Alexander’s account that civil rights organizations resembling Black Lives Matter have centered a lot of their power on the prison justice system.” –Adam Shatz, London Evaluation of Books Seldom does a e-book have the impression of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. Because it was first revealed in 2010, it has been cited in judicial choices and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped encourage the creation of the Marshall Undertaking and the brand new $100 million Artwork for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of quite a few prizes, together with the celebrated NAACP Picture Award; and it has spent practically 250 weeks on the New York Instances bestseller record. Most necessary of all, it has spawned a complete technology of prison justice reform activists and organizations motivated by Michelle Alexander’s unforgettable argument that “we’ve not ended racial caste in America; we’ve merely redesigned it.” Because the Birmingham Information proclaimed, it’s “undoubtedly a very powerful e-book revealed on this century in regards to the U.S.” Now, ten years after it was first revealed, The New Press is proud to situation a tenth-anniversary version with a brand new preface by Michelle Alexander that discusses the impression the e-book has had and the state of the prison justice reform motion right now.

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