Episode · Pod Save America · 2024-05-29
Books mentioned on John Legend on Trump Vs. Biden, Celebrities Engaging in Politics & Campaigning for Obama
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow is a landmark 2010 book by Michelle Alexander that exposes how the American war on drugs and mass incarceration system function as a modern caste system, legalizing systemic discrimination against Black people.
Discussed“I read books that pushed me to think about some of these issues, like 'The New Jim Crow' by Michelle Alexander and others that created a sense of urgency around ensuring our kids received better schools and that our justice system was reformed to facilitate decarceration.”
Where to get it
