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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 ]
[1] [2] Barish and Kandoo's most recognized project to date, 13th, is a 2016 American documentary from Netflix directed by DuVernay. [ citation needed ] Centered on race in the United States criminal justice system, the critically lauded film is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution , which outlawed slavery ...
Lincoln (2012) – biographical historical drama film based on the final four months of President Lincoln's life and his efforts in January 1865 to have the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives [80]
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.
The 2016 Netflix documentary, 13th by director Ava DuVernay, and entitled after the 1865 Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution—which abolished slavery—explores the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States."
Opinion: 13th Amendment has been cited to address what we consider modern forms of slavery, i.e., sex trafficking, bondage or aggravated kidnapping.
13th: 2016: Documentary on the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that allowed for slavery to continue for convicted prisoners. 500 Years Later: 2005: Documentary covering the onset of slavery, colonialism subsequent, and how Africans are still struggling for basic freedom. Abe Lincoln in Illinois: 1940
Text of the 13th Amendment. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. [6] It was passed by the U.S. Senate on April 8, 1864, and, after one unsuccessful vote and extensive legislative maneuvering by the Lincoln administration, the House followed suit on January 31, 1865. [7]