"The New Jim Crow" - Author Michelle Alexander, George E. Kent Lecture 2013
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Published 2013-03-15
The Annual George E. Kent Lecture is organized and sponsored by the Organization of Black Students, the Black Student Law Association, and the Students for a Free Society.
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All Comments (21)
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Who's watching in 2020 with me
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2022 and still going. This gem will last as long as YouTube lasts to enlighten the people
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I was here 4 years ago and i am here again! You opened our eyes, never stop ma'am! Never!!
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Excellent data. After 22 years in Federal and State prison. I became a Algebra 1 Certified Teacher for Baltimore City Public School Systems at Fredrick Douglass High School across from Mondawmin Mall...Thank you for your candor and clarity...
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This was probably one of the most emotional, awakening speeches I've heard. The fact that it dates back to 2013 and yet is so relatable is baffling. Our world, not just the U.S., needs an awakening. From all of us.
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She never looked at her notes once. This is a woman who speaks from a beautiful heart, and a brilliant mind.
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I’m about to order her book from Amazon. I’ve never been a reader but that’s about to change. My ancestors were lynched and murdered for learning to read and write. Here I am taking it for granted.
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This is a lecture that deserves much more attention.... There is a tremendous dignity in Michelle Alexander's analysis and understanding of the racial present and collective futures facing the United States.
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I truly believe that this message needs to get out, like world wide. This is maybe a long shot, but how many of us would love to see her book in the form of a TV series where each chapter would come to life with true experiences and examples. Some of us learn and retain more by visualizing what is being taught.
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Wonderful presentation. Ms. Alexander's movement she has described is what is happening now!
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Eloquent, intelligent, thought-provoking, and profound from beginning to end. It’s obvious she did her homework, and she’s also speaking from experience. She is to be celebrated. I’m sure the “powers-that-be” are already trying to come up with ways to silence her, because the truth of what she’s saying can crumble their long-running and despicable agenda.
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That was a extremely powerful speech made by a very articulate and deep thinking black woman!! Michelle Alexander would be the best choice for this nation, for this country, if she ever sort office as President of These United States! She would have my vote, and many others as well!
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I was taking American History at a predominantly white college when I read her book. Her book is a crash course on post Civil War American history. Buy it!
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Great Lecture, this sister is speaking real truth.
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28:15 "My great crime wasn't in refusing to represent an innocent man. My great crime was in imagining that there was some path to racial justice that did not include those we view as guilty..." - Powerful...
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Smart, intelligent, articulate, insightful, bold, black, beautiful! That’s who she is!
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Beautiful + intelligent. I love when speakers share their personal growth. Thank you for sharing this Prof. Michelle. This is an eye-opener. Prefer this to 13th. Definitely reading the book.
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You notice how she hardly is never looking at her notes? She's speaking this evil truth in such a beautiful way from the heart....
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Amazing speech! What a beautiful heart. We have a lot work needs to be done but, it starts with us first. Looking into our neighbor whatever color he or she is and loving them as we love ourselves.
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Salutes, what an inspiration this great professor is. 🙌🙌🙌