Publication Date
6-20-2022
Abstract
White supremacy and the prison industrial complex have a long history of reinforcing one and other. Throughout this history Southern white religious groups have co-opted Christianity to inform their beliefs on crime and punishment. As a result, social, political, and economic efforts to maintain religious white supremacist ideals have bled into and shaped the criminal justice system. This research explores the evolution of these groups’ impact starting with American slavery and ending with the present day by assessing the strategic integration of Christianity, white supremacy, and the politics of crime. This chronological analysis reveals historical foundations as well as modern ramifications of past actions.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Kristen
(2022)
"Vengeance is Mine How Religious Southern White Supremacy Shaped the Prison Industrial Complex,"
Venture: The University of Mississippi Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 4, Article 8.
Available at:
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umurjournal/vol4/iss1/8
