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In any war you have to have an enemy. And when you think about the impact particularly poor people of color, there are more _____________ ____________under correctional control today in prison or jail, on probation or parole, then were _____________in 1850 a decade before the Civil War began. Michelle Alexander

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The quote you provided is from Michelle Alexander, and the answer to the question is:

"more poor people of color under correctional control today"

According to Alexander, there are more poor people of color under correctional control today, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than there were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began.

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