Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Michelle Alexander
American writer, attorney, and civil rights activist
Michelle Alexander is an American writer, attorney, and civil rights activist, best known for her 2010 book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Her work centers on race, criminal justice, and the lasting effects of mass incarceration in the United States. Since 2018, she has also written as an opinion columnist for The New York Times, extending that critique into public commentary and debate.
More from Michelle Alexander (99 quotes) →Other sayings from Michelle Alexander
- “What we're dealing with is institutional, and unless systems are put into place that will ensure accountabili…”Michelle Alexander
- “Once labeled a felon, you are ushered into a parallel social universe. You can be denied the right to vote, a…”Michelle Alexander
- “Globalization and deindustrialization affected workers of all colors but hit African Americans particularly h…”Michelle Alexander
- “As described in 'The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,' the cyclical rebirth of…”Michelle Alexander
Explore Lawyers
- “The Indian diaspora is not a capital-accumulating diaspora. The Indian diaspora is doctors, lawyers, professo…”Jairam Ramesh
- “To get a FISA warrant to spy on a suspected spy, the feds go before a super-secret court located in a sealed…”Benjamin Wittes
- “I have never pretended to be a legal scholar, but when scores of lawyers are lining up to agree with the Supr…”Luis Gutierrez
More Order quotes
- “Pakistan is not about to crack down on terror groups or cut its military budget in order to build roads, scho…”Stephen Kinzer
- “My mother was a dramatic and egocentric person, and she died before my father, who died of Alzheimer's diseas…”Sue Miller
- “I try to get out of an image's way in order to let it articulate what is hidden.”Richard Phillips