"There are more African-American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850."
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/dec/07/diego-arene-morley/brown-u-student-leader-more-african-american-men-p/
@wilbr have you ever read the New Jim Crow?
@rhythmgoddesss I haven't, but it's on my to-read list.