Black Leaders’ Unforeseen Role in Mass Incarceration
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Author James Forman Jr. talks about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Locking Up Our Own.”
In the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America,” author James Forman Jr. paints a nuanced picture of how black politicians, civic leaders and citizens pushed for tough-on-crime measures with unintended consequences. Forman Jr. joins us in discussion.
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Black Leaders’ Unforeseen Role in Mass Incarceration
Clip: 4/11/2019 | 11m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
In the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America,” author James Forman Jr. paints a nuanced picture of how black politicians, civic leaders and citizens pushed for tough-on-crime measures with unintended consequences. Forman Jr. joins us in discussion.
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