Michelle Alexander Publishes 'The New Jim Crow,' Reframing Mass Incarceration as Racial Caste System

Michelle Alexander published 'The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,' arguing that the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary racial caste system. The book became a transformative text in civil rights discourse, selling over a million copies and reshaping conversations about race, punishment, and systemic racism in mainstream and activist circles alike.