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Fight Mass Incarceration Like Our Ancestors Fought Slavery
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
13 Aug 2019
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“It’s remarkable how much the prison system looks like the institution of slavery,” said Kellie Jackson, author of “Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence.” Jackson, who teaches African American Studies at Wellesley College, said today’s activists are looking at “the tactics and strategies of the abolitionists and asking, How can we employ this in our own moment.”

Slavery in U.S.

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