Sociology 2260A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Arizona Sb 1070, American Legislative Exchange Council, Thirteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2260A/B
• Professor: Jennifer Reynolds

Document Summary

1/4 people in the usa are in prison. 13th amendment abolishment of slavery, unless you"re a criminal. The birth of a nation lm made black people look animalistic and criminal. Generational trauma forced black people to migrate out of the south. Civil rights movement: politicians argued it created more crime from negroes. Crime begins to stand in for race. Many people were being sent to prison for low level o ences. The war on drugs was more about incarcerating black people. Crack cocaine becoming popular in african-american communities. Penalties were much harsher on crack vs powdered (crack more common among black people, led to more incarceration of blacks) War on drugs considered a war on black and latino communities. Black people are overrepresented in the media that they are criminals. Bush vs dukakis, bush is tougher on crime, de nitely part of the reason he won the presidential election.