{"id":12253,"date":"2024-02-20T03:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/print-revolution-books-the-new-jim-crow-study-questions-for-introduction-and-chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T03:16:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T03:16:00","slug":"print-revolution-books-the-new-jim-crow-study-questions-for-introduction-and-chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/print-revolution-books-the-new-jim-crow-study-questions-for-introduction-and-chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Revolution “Books” – The New Jim Crow: Study Questions for Introduction and Chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

 The New Jim Crow: Study Questions for Introduction and Chapter 1<\/span><\/p>\n

Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 <\/span>here<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span>and provide answers to the questions below:<\/p>\n

Content Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. What is Michelle Alexander\u2019s main idea as expressed in the Introduction?<\/p>\n

2. What is the rate of incarceration in the US and how does it compare to other countries?<\/p>\n

3. What facts about drug use are important when assessing the timing of the War on Drugs?<\/p>\n

4. What factors undermined the \u201cOld\u201d Jim Crow system?<\/p>\n

5. How does Michelle Alexander assess the impact of the Clinton Presidency on African Americans?<\/p>\n

6. What changes were taking place in the African American community and other communities of color that made them particularly vulnerable to the War on Drugs?<\/p>\n

7. What reasons would you have for deciding that the increase in the rate of incarceration reflects the racism in US society?<\/p>\n

8. How has reading this book excerpt changed the way you think or reinforced the way you think about the subject.<\/p>\n

Helpful Terms Concepts to Know:<\/p>\n