Michelle Alexander

The phenomenal New York Times bestseller now published in the UK for the first time. Once in a great while, a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of a crucial political issue and helps to fuel a social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Lawyer and activist Michelle Alexander offers a stunning account of the...

The New Jim Crow (10th Anniversary Edition) is a groundbreaking, eye-opening examination of the intersection between race and the criminal justice system in America. Authored by legal scholar Michelle Alexander, this pivotal work provides an in-depth analysis of how systemic discrimination has evolved in the United States, effectively reimagining racial segregation through the War on Drugs and its disproportionate targeting...