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My brother Moochie, regaining dignity in the face of crime, poverty, and racism in the American South, Issac J. Bailey

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My brother Moochie, regaining dignity in the face of crime, poverty, and racism in the American South, Issac J. Bailey

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

My brother Moochie

Responsibility statement

Issac J. Bailey

Sub title

regaining dignity in the face of crime, poverty, and racism in the American South

Summary

At the age of nine, Issac J. Bailey saw his hero, his eldest brother, taken away in handcuffs, not to return from prison for thirty-two years. Bailey tells the story of their relationship and of his experience living in a family suffering from guilt and shame. Drawing on sociological research as well as his expertise as a journalist, he seeks to answer the crucial question of why Moochie and many other young black men--including half of the ten boys in his own family--end up in the criminal justice system. What role do poverty, race, and faith play? What effect does living in the South, in the Bible Belt, have? And why is their experience understood as an acceptable trope for black men, while white people who commit crimes are never seen in this generalized way?

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