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The book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness, by Alexander Michelle is based on a claim alleged by Alexander regarding the structure of incarceration as a novel type of race-based control. In her argument, the author asserts that incarceration, as a tool for racial control, progresses and eventually creates a caste system. Her argument is deemed as compelling. In overview, the book starts with a precise historical timeline of Jim Crow, which was a rather familiar subject among the intended audience. Accordingly, the affiliates of the terrorist group, Ku Klux Klan, restricted the right to vote and access to water despite paving roads. With these illustrations, Alexander argues that the resistance against drugs was a rejoinder made by President Richard Nixon in relation to the chain society. As a result, she sees Nixon’s resistance against drugs as unimportant. Due to its supposed lack of importance, the author further adds that the affair, despite imposing a small dent on the abuse of drugs, was rather costly. As such, Alexander recommends that the attention should have been directed towards other pertinent issues such as the high rates of crime and poverty, which were the main causes of incarceration. In essence, her arguments were right. This is shown by convictions based on the use of drugs, which have led to drastic increases of imprisonment.
The book, White like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, by Tim Wise is an evaluation of the ways through which racial rights and privileges impose daily changes on the lives of white Americans. According to Wise, such privileges have affected common factors such as employment, housing, education, and criminal justice, which are rather evident in the lives of white Americans. In order to provide a rational argument, Wise uses experiences from his personal life in order to narrate the story of the burdening effects that racism imposes on people of color, but still provides benefits to white persons. Even though Wise presents a clear and reasonable view of racism, the society must express care especially in praising the author and setting him as an authoritative figure in matters concerning race and rights. Nevertheless, Wise should be applauded for the bravery that he has shown. In this respect, society should not function as victims of the ‘white opportunity trap’. This is illustrated by the similarity of pieces done by writers in past decades. As such, it would be depressing to contemplate society’s appeal towards works composed by privileged whites.
The article, Why We Can’t Talk About Race, claims that a large portion of the society needs to consider that entertaining discussions on race or merely asserting that it exists could establish such actions as acts of racism. Even though it sounds unreasonable, it is true. The society sees that by engaging in such activities, a person may offend a certain group of individuals. Furthermore, this perception applies to all racial borders. In spite of this, readers need to ask themselves as to whether they live in a world that sets white persons as victims of racial profiling. Moreover, does their state of comfort or discomfort dictate the ways such discussions should take? Such compelling questions as devised by the author facilitate logic, which should be evident especially in talks and discourses involving the subject of racial frameworks. Nonetheless, even though simple discussions regarding race do not specifically focus in racism, the audience needs to be sensitive and express empathy when discussing race.