Should you watch 13th?
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13th
Documentary · 2016
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
The sides of 13th
- The loophole in the amendment that ended slavery
- From chain gangs to mass incarceration
- Historians, activists and politicians on camera
13th is good for you if…
- you like an argument built from archives, laws and numbers.
- you want to see how a law from 1865 still shapes prisons today.
- you want to know who profits from locking people up.
13th is bad for you if…
- you can't watch real footage of Black people killed by police.
- you want to come out lighter. This one leaves you angry.
About: racism · justice · freedom
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