More black men are in prison in America today than were enslaved in America in 1850. More African-American men are disenfranchised because of felony convictions today than because of all the laws against black people voting in 1870. A black child born today is less likely to be raised by both parents than a black child born during slavery, primarily because of the chance of incarceration.

These stats are mindblowing. Full write-up. Separate discussion of how black children learn to relate to the police. Hint – it’s not positively.

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Further notes on incarceration in the US: by the age 23, nearly a third of Americans will have been arrested for a crime; We are the 1 in 100 – a Tumblr blog representing the 1 out of every 100 American citizens who are behind bars.