1.) One of the pages of this module examined the issue of voting in today's society.  In that page was a video about possible examples of voter suppression (meaning, tactics that might serve to keep certain groups of people from voting).  Typically, when people are incarcerated for a felony, they lose their right to vote (remember, individuals convicted of a felony CAN vote once their sentence is complete and are no longer on parole).  Do you believe it is fair/just to take away people's voting rights while they are incarcerated for a felony?  AND do you think that the topics I discussed in my video are examples of voter suppression or voter integrity?  

2.) Although segregation by law ended in the 1960s, some would argue that segregation basically still exists.  Do you believe that we still live in a segregated society AND do you believe you have ever gone (or are going) to a "segregated" school?  Even if you were not born in the US or have not gone to school previously in the US, would you label the schools you went to in your country of origin as "segregated?"  Explain your response and even if the answer is "no," please explain why.      

part 2
400 words total

For questions #1-#2, please refer to the video of the lecture by Michelle Alexander, which is found on the "New Jim Crow" module page.  You will need to make specific references to arguments she presents in that video.  

link https://youtu.be/SQ6H-Mz6hgw

1.) Do you find the arguments presented by Alexander in the article and in the video to be convincing? What aspects of her arguments do you agree with or disagree with?  Be sure to cite a few specific examples in your response.

2.) According to the article, what are the major similarities between Jim Crow and mass incarceration? Do you agree with Alexander’s arguments that there are these connections and that we are essentially living in a “new” Jim Crow period?  If you do not believe there are any similarities, then make an argument in which you refute the arguments posed by Alexander and highlight three areas in which you disagree with her arguments.

For your response to #3,  use this link https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/30/15591700/mass-incarceration-john-pfaff-locked-in

3.) What are the author’s arguments about the role of the war on drugs and whether it has actually contributed to mass incarceration? AND, do you find the arguments presented in this article or the arguments presented by Alexander to be more convincing?  Please explain your response.  

Lastly, for your response to #4, YOUR analysis and opinion, and for you to explain that response.

4.) Think about some of the civil rights problems and discrimination you see in our society today.  What do you see as some of the major civil rights problems in our society today and can we learn anything from the Civil Rights Movement that could be used to address our modern-day problems?  Can any of the tactics and strategies used by the Civil Rights Movement be used today?  Explain your response.  

You do not need to write this is an essay-style format.  You can simply number each response #1-4.