For generations, African American people have faced systems of injustice that shaped their lives, families, and communities.
From the days of slavery and the plantation system to segregation, discrimination, and the modern prison system, this book explores the long history of institutional and systemic oppression.
It examines how laws, institutions, and social systems have affected African American communities across different periods of American history.
This is a story of struggle, resilience, courage, and the continuing search for equality and freedom.
Through history, facts, and powerful human stories, this book invites readers to understand the past and think about its impact on the present.