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"There are specific issues affecting the black community in the United States, coming from a history of oppression and racism..."

For anyone looking to read more on this subject, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness", was a helpful resource for me. (http://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindn...)