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The 1619 Project

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Books

Slavery by Another Name by Douglas A. Blackmon
ISBN: 9780385722704

Publication Date: 2009-01-13
Worse Than Slavery by David M. Oshinksy
ISBN: 0684822989

Publication Date: 1996-04-04

Links

Historical Statistics on Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions, Year end 1925-86
From the US Department of Justice, 1988
United States Historical Corrections Statistics - 1850-1984
From the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1986
The Sentencing Project
The Sentencing Project advocates for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice.
U.S. Prison Population Trends: Massive Buildup and Modest Decline
From The Sentencing Project
No End In Sight
The Sentencing Project
Lives of Juvenile Lifers: Findings From a National Survey
From the Office of Justice Programs
Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- and 14-Year-Old Children to Die in Prison
From the Equal Justice Initiative
Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1727-1729 With Appendix of Statutes, 1714-1726
From the Maryland State Archives
A digested index of the statute law of South Carolina, from the earliest period to the year 1836, inclusive.
The Thirteenth Amendment
From The National Constitution Center
Our ticket, Our Motto: This is a White Man's Country; Let White Men Rule.
From the New York Public Library Digital Collections

Newspaper and Journal Articles

The U.S. spends billions to lock people up, but very little to help them once they’re released
From PBS NewsHour, 2021
Farewell Adress of Gov. Perry Gov. Orr's Inaugural Address.
From the New York Times, 1865
93 NEGROES FACE TRIAL TOMORROW; Leaders of Montgomery Bus Boycott Waive Use of Jury, Will Let Judge Decide
From the New York Times, 1956

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