News Are There Really More Blacks In Prison Than Were In Slavery?Alfred Edmond, Jr.October 28, 2011November 14, 2017 by Alfred Edmond, Jr.October 28, 2011November 14, 20174979 Author Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness cites statistics that claim there are more incarcerated African Americans today...