"Compelling. . . . Deftly shows how distorted and racist constructions of black motherhood have affected politics, law, and policy in the United States." --Ms.

"Brilliant, controversial, and profoundly valuable. . . . An important stepping-stone toward transforming the way black women and their children are treated in America." --Kirkus Reviews

"Chilling. . . . It becomes difficult to reject the author's thesis. . . that there is a sustained, and in some quarters deliberate, campaign to punish Black women--especially the poor--for having children." --The National Law Journal

"An important and riveting book that skillfully and compellingly explains contemporary challenges to reproductive freedom." --Patricia Hill Collins, author of Black Feminist Thought

"A must-read for all those who claim to care about racial and gender justice in America." --Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow

"A leading-edge critique of reproductive racism . . . In this current era, we discover the foresight and absolute necessity of Roberts's approach." --Angela Davis

"Race in America cannot be fully understood without reading this compelling investigation. . . . Timely, insightful and unforgettable." --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy

"A seminal work. . . . Indispensable. . . . Prescient. . . . Even more urgent and more pertinent than it was twenty years ago." --Harriet Washington, author of Medical Apartheid

"A work of stunning erudition and finely calibrated moral concern. . . . Urgent, evocative and indispensable." --William Jelani Cobb, author of The Substance of Hope