Michelle Alexander | |
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 Alexander in 2017 | |
| Born | October 7, 1967 |
| Education | Vanderbilt University (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
| Known for | The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Race in the United States criminal justice system Racial profiling Racism in the United States |
| Institutions | Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York |
Michelle Alexander (born October 7, 1967) is an American writer, attorney, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her 2010 book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Since 2018, she has been an opinion columnist for the New York Times.