American writer and civil rights activist. Best known for her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness". Opinion columnist for The New York Times.
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        American writer and civil rights activist. Best known for her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness". Opinion columnist for The New York Times.