![]() ![]() We were unable to find any books matching your exact criteria. Are Prisons Obsolete (Open Media Series) By Angela Y. Davis expertly argues how social movements transformed these social, political and cultural institutions, and made such practices untenable. Live at BAM Strong Friday, December 2nd, 7:00 PM ET An evening with Angela Y. Few predicted its passing from the American penal landscape. The brutal, exploitative (dare one say lucrative?) convict-lease system that succeeded formal slavery reaped millions to southern jurisdictions (and untold miseries for tens of thousands of men, and women). ![]() As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. Similarly,the entrenched system of racial segregation seemed to last forever, and generations lived in the midst of the practice, with few predicting its passage from custom. With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. For generations of Americans, the abolition of slavery was sheerest illusion. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost unthinkable. With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Are Prisons Obsolete, Davis, Angela Y. ![]()
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