The New Jim and Jane Crow Intersect

THE NEW JIM CROW: MASS INCARCERATION IN THE AGE OF COLORBLINDNESS by Michelle Alexander

A nearly 600 percent rise in incarceration rates has characterized the past four decades 1 such that, today, more than two million Americans are incarcerated in local, state, or federal penitentiaries. 2 In The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Stanford law professor Michelle Alexander posits that this dramatic rise in incarceration rates represents a backlash to th...

Segregation , Discrimination , and African - American Theater Entry during Jim Crow ∗

We examine the role of residential segregation and racial discrimination in determining the entry of movie theaters serving African-American customers in the 1950s. These theaters provided an alternative to the segregated theaters of the Jim Crow era. Consistent with preference externalities in racial and ethnic enclaves, we find that a greater degree of residential segregation leads to more Af...

Children and Young People's Nursing at a Glance, by Alan Glasper, Jane Coad, Jim Richarson (Eds.).

Jim Crow , Ethnic Economies , and Status Attainment : Occupational Mobility among U . S . Blacks , 1880 - 1940

Demographic and organizational theories yield mixed evidence as to whether ethnic economies are a benefit or hindrance to the status attainment of residents and entrepreneurs. In this paper, we provide one possible theoretical resolution by separating the positive effects that may emanate among co-ethnic neighbors from the negative effects that may result with the segregation of racial or ethni...

From Jim Crow to racial hegemony: Evolving explanations of racial hierarchy

In recent years, scholars have worked to understand the persistence of racial inequality in societies characterized by the condemnation of explicit racism, growing diversity, and anti-discrimination policies. Many theorists generally agree about the multiple dimensions of racism and challenge assertions about the incipient colourblindness of the current context. However, they also disagree abou...