13th: From Slave to Criminal With One Amendment
PRESENTED BY: Mt Baker Meaningful Movies13THΒ is a 2016 American documentary by directorΒ Ava DuVernay. Β Centered onΒ race in the United States criminal justice system,Β 13th refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads βNeither slavery nor involuntary servitude . . . shall exist within the United States,β (unless as punishment for a crime)! Β The progression from that qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling and highly lucrative American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity, with a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men.
13TH is nominated for the 2017 Oscar Documentary (feature). Β Tomato (film critics) gives this film a 97% rating!
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