"How did we get from abolishing slavery with the 13th Amendment, imprisoning way more people than any other country in the world?" asks Ava DuVernay. "13th" is her riveting response. "13th" explores the intersection of race, justice and mass incarceration in America. It's titled after the US Constitution's 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, "except as punishment for a crime". The film shows how that exception portended a series of laws and actions that have perpetuated slavery's devastating effect to the present day.
Our guest speaker, Melina Abdullah is featured in the film. She is a Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles.
"How did we get from abolishing slavery with the 13th Amendment, imprisoning way more people than any other country in the world?" asks Ava DuVernay. "13th" is her riveting response. "13th" explores the intersection of race, justice and mass incarceration in America. It's titled after the US Constitution's 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, "except as punishment for a crime". The film shows how that exception portended a series of laws and actions that have perpetuated slavery's devastating effect to the present day.
Our guest speaker, Melina Abdullah is featured in the film. She is a Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles.
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