Racial Equality In Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander writes in the preface that her intended audiences for the book “The New Jim Crow” are the people who care about racial equality, and this immediately struck me. This is because racial equality is very important in today’s society, and Alexander expresses that. It does not seem normal, in my opinion, for a person to think otherwise. This is where Alexander’s “new” Jim Crow laws become very interesting to me.
Michelle Alexander’s style of writing was specifically noticeable, as well as her introduction of the Cotton story and how he, his father, grandfather, and great grandfather were denied their right to vote. It allowed for readers to identify with racial issues, dating back to the era of Cotton’s great grandfather, up to
Michelle Alexander’s style of writing was specifically noticeable, as well as her introduction of the Cotton story and how he, his father, grandfather, and great grandfather were denied their right to vote. It allowed for readers to identify with racial issues, dating back to the era of Cotton’s great grandfather, up to