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Forced labour and Slavery. 13th is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay. It explores the prison-industrial complex, and the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States". [3] The title refers to the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished ...
Sep 30, 2016 · Director Ava DuVernay examines how the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, has been used to justify mass incarceration and racial discrimination in the US. The film traces the history of the prison industrial complex, from the Civil War to the present, and features interviews with scholars, activists and politicians.
Sep 30, 2016 · The movie hinges on the 13th Amendment, as the title indicates, in ways that may be surprising, though less so for those familiar with Michelle Alexander’s 2010 best seller, “The New Jim Crow ...
- Ava Duvernay
Oct 7, 2016 · 13th: Directed by Ava DuVernay. With Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales. An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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- Documentary, Crime, History
- Ava DuVernay
- 2016-10-07
13TH. Watch 13TH with a subscription on Netflix. 13th strikes at the heart of America's tangled racial history, offering observations as incendiary as they are calmly controlled. Filmmaker Ava ...
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- Documentary
