MLK 2011 Tribute : Heal the World | Keynote Address
Clip: Special | 28m 1s
Keynote speaker Michelle Alexander discusses mass incarceration.
Michelle Alexander, a highly acclaimed civil rights advocate and legal scholar, delivers the keynote address. Drawing from her book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," she argues that our society has become increasingly fractured and punitive, and that we need to re-focus our energies and resources on following Dr. King's ideals of compassion and inclusion. 4/6
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MLK 2011 Tribute : Heal the World | Keynote Address
Clip: Special | 28m 1s
Michelle Alexander, a highly acclaimed civil rights advocate and legal scholar, delivers the keynote address. Drawing from her book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," she argues that our society has become increasingly fractured and punitive, and that we need to re-focus our energies and resources on following Dr. King's ideals of compassion and inclusion. 4/6
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