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Autobiography and MemoirMay 11, 2017
What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman
Reading her life story will change the way you view the world.
Michelle Alexander
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Racism and DiscriminationFebruary 10, 2016
Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote
From the crime bill to welfare reform, policies Bill Clinton enacted—and Hillary Clinton supported—decimated black America.
Michelle Alexander
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ActivismSeptember 4, 2013
Breaking My Silence
For years I have written about mass incarceration, while staying mute about drones and other injustices. It is time to connect the dots.
Michelle Alexander
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Drug War and Drug PolicyDecember 9, 2010
Obama’s Drug War
The administration is promoting failed law enforcement programs as economic stimulus.
Michelle Alexander
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ActivismMarch 9, 2010
The New Jim Crow
How the war on drugs gave birth to a permanent American undercaste.
Michelle Alexander