The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle AlexanderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a good introduction to systemic racism in America as it exists currently. While it does discuss politics it very evenhandedly explains the forces that have led both the right and the left to contribute to the broken system. It's not a complete history nor does it cover all the relevant legal concepts that contribute to the system but it's a strong and persuasive introduction. It's also excruciatingly sad.
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