Alexander's knowledgeable use of case law is at the center of a strong work that makes important contributions to our understanding of the complexities of racism in American society and analyzes racist oppression in new ways. Racism, African Americans, and Social Legal Justice has the kind of broad appeal that makes it exciting and accessible to both scholars and general readers with an interest in racial justice.
Melina Abdullah, California State University, Los Angeles Alexander has tackled the difficult subject of white racism in an intellectual, passionate, and straightforward manner. Through contemporary examples and a significant discussion of historical data this text adds considerably to the scholarship on racism in America. Highly recommended.
Sharon E. Moore, University of Louisville Alexander's Racism, African Americans, and Social Justice is a great read and makes a lively and compelling documentation of the oftentimes horrific and corrupt discriminatory practices toward African Americans from the period of Reconstruction to present day.
Criminal Justice Review
Racism, African Americans, and Social Justice is a solid, progressive work that will be an important contribution to continuing discussions of race and justice in America. Alexander does a fine job of covering a broad range of topics that, quite honestly, could be books in and of themselves.
Ricky L. Jones, University of Louisville