Showing posts with label More Black Men Now in Prison System than Were Enslaved. Show all posts
Showing posts with label More Black Men Now in Prison System than Were Enslaved. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2011

More Black Men Now in Prison System than Were Enslaved

“More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began,” Michelle Alexander told a standing room only house at the Pasadena Main Library this past Wednesday, the first of many jarring points she made in a riveting presentation.