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For Michelle Alexander’s television media appearances, discussing The New Jim Crow, click here. A small sample of her speeches can be found below. Additional video of speeches and media appearances, can be found on YouTube by searching “New Jim Crow” or “Michelle Alexander.” 

• Keynote speech for Wisconsin’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration (20 minutes):

Watch MLK 2011 Tribute : Heal the World | Keynote Address on PBS. See more from WPT Presents.


• Riverside Church in New York City (50 minutes):





• Excerpt of speech delivered at book event sponsored by Zocolo Public Square at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (6 minutes):