13th (2016)

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13th was released on October 7, 2016, in the USA. The documentary film was produced by Netflix. The movie storyline was written by Spencer Averick, and directed by Ava DuVernay. The documentary is nominated for Oscar in 2016[1].

Plot

United States America has abolished slavery which was initiated by the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. However, it does not turn as the 13th Amendment hopes. President Richard Nixon released the 'Law & Order' policy which boosts the prisoner's population. The policy has arrested many African Americans even though some of them are falsely accused. Then, the documentary explains how Emmett Till, an African American boy, was lynched in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman

Angela Davis in 13th Documentary [2]

. The political parties are criticized as the leader of political parties like Hillary Clinton called African American youth "super predators" and Donald Trump's advocacy for the death penalty in 1989, who was found later on actually innocent. After that, the documentary shows how business actually is making money from racism by releasing regulations to grant money to a private legislation organization like the American Legislative Exchange Council. Though media and technology have opened people's eyes towards racism and it can be recorded and shared with everyone. In the end, the narrator believes that we are still living in a time where racism is still tolerated[3].

Controversy

The critics of the 13th Amendment is shown as the government tries to use the space in the regulation to control the race communities through imprisonment, criminalization, and 'Law & Order' policy. This has created the US prisoners composed 25% of the World's prisoners [4]. The documentary portrays that actually politicians exploited an unreasonable fear of young African Americans for making money from the prison system. As shown where "Birth of a Nation" movie that white supremacy still pervades of African Americans[5]. The documentary also shows several people who explain how racism within the justice system is pretty systemic. [6].

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