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The Three Pillars of American Society: Slavery, Segregation, and Hyperincarceration

Posted on March 1, 2022 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

America stands on three pillars: slavery, segregation, and hyperincarceration (incorrectly referred to as โ€œmass incarcerationโ€).  These โ€œpillarsโ€ implicate and impact mostly Black people, but also all people living in America or dreaming about coming to America.  In fact, the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, Life Sentences, Politics & Public Affairs, Race, History & American Society, Slavery, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, Streets of Rage | Tagged Angela Davis, Are prisons obsolete?, Brown v. Board of Education, Charles E. Silberman, Confederacy, Criminal Violence Criminal Justice, Declaration of Independence, George Jackson, George Wallace, hyperincarceration, Jessica Mitford, Kind & Usual Punishment: The Prison Business, Loic Waquant, Mario Cuomo, Plessy v. Ferguson, Segregation, Slavery, Southland | Leave a comment
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