Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "e;brave and bold,"e; this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that "e;we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it."e; By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial controlrelegating millions to a permanent second-class statuseven as it formally adheres to the principle of colorblindness. In the words of Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the NCP, this book is a "e;call to action.

"e;Called "e;stunning"e; by Pulitzer Prizewinning historian David Levering Lewis, "e;invaluable"e; by the Daily Kos, "e;explosive"e; by Kirkus, and "e;profoundly necessary"e; by the Miami Herald, this updated and revised paperback edition of The New Jim Crow, now with a foreword by Cornel West, is a must-read for all people of conscience.