-Why do think Southern racist politicians chose to frame their defense of racial segregation through the language of “law and order”? What special advantages was this choice of words going to give them?

They used broader terms or targeted issues that surround or support said race. Without being outright it was translated as their issues would result in equality for all but mostly for them. Hoping to imply a real issue or manner that’ll justify the policies they present as fair and not as racist. Making it as though separating would allow things to continue in a safer environment.

-Do you think the Southern Strategy is still influencing American politics? Give an example supporting your answer.

I wouldn’t be surprised as often as I hear how prejudice some small towns in the south are. Also when speaking of laws per the republicans v. democratic parties I always feel those in power are always ready to push or change laws in favor of people that look like them. While most of them are while some also delusional believe classism and political party equate to race and religion or beliefs.

-M. Alexander claims that the main explanation of why so many people are sent to jail in the U.S. today is deeply wrong. Explain her argument by referring to the various examples she mentions to backup her point. (see p. 1-2)

I view her points as true because she has mentioned different points throughout to back them up. While mentioning the stats of incarceration to the contradictions between years, laws were initiated and the narrative being pushed behind them. Correlating war or drugs to clear racism against black people in a timely manner.

-Why is it that racial disparities in the rates of incarceration “cannot be explained by rates of drug crimes”?

It cannot be explained by rates of drug crimes because there’s so true correlation. So only black people contributed to drug crimes? Black people were or are the only people to exist to do drugs? That would be the claims and it’s not all the evidence, just more narratives.

-How do you understand the phrase: “the American penal system has emerged as a system of social control unparalleled in world history.”?

To me that meant it grew largely in hopes to control unlike anything done before in history. More so racial controlled, while so power driven.