"When we pull back the curtain and take a look at what our 'colorblind' society creates without affirmative action, we see a familiar social, political, and economic structure - the structure of racial caste. The entrance into this new caste system can be found at the prison gate."
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Michelle Alexander is a renowned civil rights lawyer, advocate, and author, best known for her groundbreaking book, *The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness*, published in 2010. Born in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, she has dedicated her career to addressing racial injustice and the systemic inequalities within the U.S. criminal justice system. Through her powerful writing and advocacy, Alexander has become a leading voice in the movement for social justice, inspiring countless individuals to challenge the status quo and work towards a more equitable society.
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"People return home from prison and face legal discrimination in virtually all areas of social and economic and political life. They are legally discriminated against employment, barred from public housing, and denied other public benefits."
Michelle Alexander
"The fact that our legal system has become so tolerant of police lying indicates how corrupted our criminal justice system has become by declarations of war, 'get tough' mantras, and a seemingly insatiable appetite for locking up and locking out the poorest and darkest among us."
Michelle Alexander"There has been an outpouring of anger and concern because of the actions of George Zimmerman, a private citizen who profiled a young boy and pursued him and tried to confront him, perhaps. But what George Zimmerman did is no different than what police officers do every day as a matter of standard operating procedure."
Michelle Alexander