Category: Jim Crow Laws

Race is socially constructed; it exists nowhere but in the minds of the people. Race is an idea created in the minds of the people, repeated through different forms of presentation, then consciously and subconsciously accepted by the people (Jimenez, 2019). In full knowledge of race as a social construct, the pioneers of Jim Crow…

When one talks about racism, most of our opinions are based on what happens in America; from 400 years ago until now, we find ourselves believing that racism in America has improved greatly. And we have improved, compared to the times before and after the Civil War. However, as we progress forward, we move back…

More than 4 million slaves were living in the United States in 1860 (Muldoon, 2014). These slaves were being worked to death, day and night, under the forcful white Americans. When the Afircan Americans first arrived in 1609, the white colonists thought they were less equal and benethe them because their skin was darker (Muldoon,…

Introduction to Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness is a book that was authored by Michelle Alexander. The authors argument in this book is that overcrowding that is experienced in Americas prisons is as a result of latent racism in Americas criminal justice…

Introduction/thesis statement The United States has gone through major demographic transformations over the past hundred years, one of which is its racial and ethnic composition. Sociologists theorize that racial and ethnic diversity continues to be an important feature in American society to date. As racial inequality continues to affect American societies, we see major shifts…

When art discussion comes up there is always the question posed of subjectivity and if you can take a work out of its context. We know when looking at Betye Saars work that this is not possible. Her works are largely based on her personal history, the historical period she grew up in, and her…

The Prison Industrial Complex is seen as the new Jim Crow. Jim Crow laws started as early as 1865, after the slaves were freed due to the thirteenth amendment, which freed about four million people from slavery. The laws around slaves, how, when, and where freed slaves could find work and for how much, was…