African American Felon Disenfranchisement: Case Studies in Modern Racism and Political Exclusion

African American Felon Disenfranchisement: Case Studies in Modern Racism and Political Exclusion
John E. Pinkard Sr.
June 2013

ISBN-13:  978-1-59332-601-2 / Hardcover
Dimensions:  5.5 x 8.5 / xviii, 234 pages

Price   $70.00

"A wonderful, detailed, and innovative book...incredibly timely and valuable...for the layperson who wants to better understand the impact of disenfranchisement laws on the African American population, but it is also a valuable source for the scholar interested in race, law, and politics. Summing up: Highly recommended. All readership levels." -- Choice
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2014

Description

Utilizing a field study on felons that were within one year of completing incarceration, Pinkard analyzes the legal history, constitutionality, conflicting laws, political, and life chance consequences of felon disenfranchisement laws on African American felons and the African American community. Research and data presented in this book indicate that: felon disenfranchisement is based on moralistic beliefs, modern racism, and stereotypes about human differences and that permanent political marginalization of a particular segment of American society not only negates democracy in principle by diluting voter participation and equal representation but also assures the debasement of specific segments of society and the life chances of African Americans in particular.

About the Author

John E. Pinkard, Sr., received his Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. in 2010. He is currently CEO for the Human Empowerment Institute (HEI, LLC); and has served as Executive Director for the Center for Urban Education, Inc. (CUE, Inc.) for the past 20 years, providing reentry services for at-risk and felon populations in the urban core.