The New Jim Crow Monograph Assignment

The New Jim Crow Monograph
The New Jim Crow Monograph

The New Jim Crow  Monograph

In NJC Michelle Alexander discusses mass incarceration and the correlation of poverty, racial bias, and a host of other social structures that exist from being in the criminal justice system.

For this assignment you are tasked with the following: (1) read New Jim Crow- Introduction, Chapter 1- The Rebirth of Caste (pgs.) 40-58, and Chapter 6, The Fire Next Time (pgs.) 223-242, (2) read Throwing Away the Key – interview (located in BB), once complete proceed to the questions below.

Questions
• Who is the author and from this assignment what have you learned about her? What motive (purpose) might the author have for writing on this subject? Explain.

• What is the author’s argument? Explain (must have three not to exceed four) summarize each briefly but thoroughly.
• Is mass incarceration a Civil Rights/ human rights issue? Discuss and defend your answer.

• From your reading dissect the “war on drugs” and explain the repercussions of the “declared”
war on drugs and the impact on society.

• In Slavery by Another Name (31:10) it is mentioned that “when you have an overwhelming
black/ brown prison population it cements that relationship between criminality and race in people’s mind to the degree that it is seen as something inherent.” Explain this thought process and does this seem truthful in 2019?

• This is a two-part question: (1) discuss your thoughts or ambivalence of this topic before reading NJC, (2) after reading NJC explain three things that seem most memorable.

• Since its release NJC has sparked dialogue in reference to mass incarceration. What would you say needs to happen with this system for change to occur? Explain.

Requirements:
• Write a 3 – 5-page essay, (do not exceed 7 pages) Times New Roman 12 font, double- spaced with 1” margins
• A minimum of 3 footnotes are required (Chicago Writing Style) and a Bibliography page, cannot exceed 15 footnotes.

• In addition to the contents of the NJC – Michelle Alexander (class material) file in BB, you are allowed to use 2 additional sources.
• For each question, a new paragraph is required, there is no need to add excessive spacing in between each question.
• Heading on top left-side of paper.

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