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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] .
Oct 7, 2016 · Ava DuVernay's award-winning film explores the history of mass incarceration and racial inequality in the United States. It features interviews, archival footage, and music by Common and Bilal.
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- Documentary, Crime, History
- Ava DuVernay
- 2016-10-07
Apr 17, 2020 · Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives...
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- Netflix
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.
official trailer for 13TH The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary 13TH refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor...
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- moviemaniacsDE
Ava DuVernay's film examines how the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery, has been used to justify mass incarceration of African-Americans. The documentary features interviews, archival footage, and statistics to expose the systemic racism and injustice in the US criminal justice system.
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- Documentary
Film clips of former President Richard Nixon call for 'Law & Order' which has resulted in exploding prison populations. The U. S. only has 5% of the world's population but has 25% of the world's prisoners. This Law & Order policy enabled government to imprison blacks.
