13th: From Slave to Criminal With One Amendment

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Location: Wallingford, Seattle, WA (click for map)
by Jim Little / April 17, 2017 / 0  Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Place N Seattle,WA

The 13th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865, but it also included a provision regarding crime. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist.” That exception has justified the use of forced labor as long as the laborer is a convict. This documentary argues that this loophole has led to mass criminalization of blacks and a sprawling American prison industry. Director Ava DuVernay supports her thesis with a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/13THNetflix/

Release Year: 2016

Running Time: 100 minutes

Director: Ava DuVernay

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