The title refers to the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished slavery throughout the United States and ended involuntary servitude, except …

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 …

13th: Directed by Ava DuVernay. With Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales. An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the …

Oct 1, 2016 · “13th” begins with an alarming statistic: One out of four African-American males will serve prison time at one point or another in their lives. Our journey begins from there, with a …

The main argument of ’13th’ is that the mass incarceration of African Americans in the United States is a modern form of slavery, facilitated by a loophole in the 13th Amendment and …

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Dec 6, 2025 · On this day 160 years ago, the United States of America ratified the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, immortalizing a self-evident principle that

Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary 13TH refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a …

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it. Also on this date: In 1907, at least 361 men and …