Prison and Slavery - A Surprising Comparison

Name: Prison and Slavery - A Surprising Comparison
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ISBN: 9781432753832

ISBN-10: 1432753835

ISBN-13: 9781432753832

Edition: 2011

Authors: John Dewar Gleissner

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Old South slavery was better than modern prisons. This historically accurate and thoroughly researched book compares the modern American prison system to antebellum slavery. You will hear from 300 former antebellum slaves in their own words and learn the gruesome facts about the modern U.S. correctional population of 7.3 million Americans. In the Old South, white people were the outlaws, while African-Americans were considered safe and never incarcerated. A surprising comparison proves that antebellum slavery was not as bad as many believe - while modern mass incarceration is an unrealized social and financial disaster of mammoth proportions. The author proposes profound reforms in the…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Outskirts Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/18/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 458
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Language: English