Irwin's book seeks to examine how America has used its jail system as a new, under examined form of social control. ... In short, the black man has always since the birth of this nation, in some shape or form, been controlled by the white man. ... White former slave owners still believed that blacks, although free, needed to be controlled. ... The purpose of these amendments was to provide citizenship, the right to due process, and protecting the right to vote for all (Alexander, 29). ... Literacy tests and poll tax were two steps included in voting registration that contributed to preven...

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