Discuss what Alexander describes as the cycle of racial caste in Americaeach low point (slavery, Jim Crow) interrupted by swings away and then back toward these extremes. This book was first

For the response section, discuss what Alexander describes as the cycle of racial caste in Americaeach low point (slavery, Jim Crow) interrupted by swings away and then back toward these extremes. This book was first published a decade ago. Where do you feel like we are in the cycle?