Question: How does the U.S. criminal justice system create and maintain racial hierarchy through mass incarceration, AND how do systems of mass incarceration and housing discrimination in the United States mirror earlier systems of racialized social control?

Instructions: After reading The Case for Reparations and The New Jim Crow, and watching the documentary 13th, write an essay of 5-8 single-spaced pages that discusses how Ta-Nehsi Coates, Michelle Alexander, and Ava DuVernay address these questions and evaluate the strength and usefulness of their claims through your own original argument.

You must defend your position with evidence from ALL THREE SOURCES (the texts and film), AND develop your argument by anticipating counterclaims or competing views.