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I believe this system of mass incarceration would have Dr. King turning in his grave. There's no doubt in my mind that Dr. King would be doing everything in his power to build a movement to end mass incarceration in the United States; a movement for education, not incarceration.
— Michelle Alexander
Tags: mind, king, power, education

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I no longer believe that we can 'fix' the police, as though the police are anything other than a mirror reflecting back to us the true nature of our democracy.
— Michelle Alexander
Tags: believe, democracy, mirror, nature
All the old forms of discrimination, the forms of discrimination we supposedly left behind, are now perfectly legal once you've been labeled a felon.
— Michelle Alexander
Tags: behind, discrimination, legal, you
After years as a civil rights lawyer, I rarely find myself speechless.
— Michelle Alexander
Tags: find, rights, lawyer, myself
Discrimination in virtually every aspect of political, economic, and social life is now perfectly legal if you've been labeled a felon.
— Michelle Alexander
Tags: political, legal, you, life
In this country, we force millions of people - who are largely black and brown - into a permanent second-class status simply because they once committed a crime.
— Michelle Alexander
Tags: crime, country, black, people
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