Student Name The illustration of the US current state based on the differences of Jim Crow, and mass incarceration Jim crow is defined as a term that explains the racial case system that operated primarily, and not exclusively in the southern borders of the United States between 1877 up to until mid 1960’s. The activities that took place during this time period were more than a series of rigid anti-black laws as most of those who carried the activities considered it to be a way of life for them. On the other hand, mass incarceration is a term that is used to refer to a unique way that the administration of the United States of America has locked up a large number of populations in both federal and state prisons. The term also refers to the process of the administrations locking its population in local jails and according to Jim Crow, mass incarceration in the United States is made to control the blacks (Alexander 201). Additionally, during this time, a large pool of African Americans were denied their voting rights through literacy tests, poll taxes, felon disenfranchisement laws, and grandfather clauses. On looking at the two systems, it is easy to note that, they all originated from different political ideologies with the exclusion of African Americans from juries being a common …show more content…
As a result, the purpose of this paper is to bring out the clear differences between Jim Crow system and mass incarceration system. Most importantly, the paper will look at the three key differences that exists between the two systems starting from that of the Jim Crow being explicitly raced-based contrary to mass incarceration that does not contain any levels of racism. Secondly, the systems brought about some direct harm to people of white origin as well as that of black supported of the mainstream system purporting for a change in the