13th Amendment Research Paper

"“Where slavery and involuntary servitude is abolished, with the exception as punishment for a crime. That is the 13th amendment, the movie 13th was published in 2016 which elaborates on enslavement and our justice system. 13th was directed by Ava Duvernay showing Americans how the 13th amendment is abused by our justice system.“Where Duvernay is an African American woman who directed 13th which showed a lot of political interviews and interviews with people that have experienced the corrupt justice system. Henry Louis Gates Jr. was the first African American to get a doctorate degree Henry is a Black Lives Matter supporter and was interviewed in 13th. This can create some controversy because in his past he had some trouble with the police, making him biased on the questions he is asked in 13th. Viewers trust them, because they are reporters and that is their job, to find the truth and what goes on in the world …show more content…
Duvernay used the constitution to explain how it led to the prison boom and more and more african Americans being thrown in jail more than any other race. This shows the viewers how bad African Americans get treated, now and back then. In the movie Birth of a Nation they displayed African Americanas animals and they should be locked up in cages. In the brutal videos 13th showed how badly African Americans got treated in prisons, this shows us that the American justice system hasn't changed. It showed innocent people getting thrown in jail and not getting a trial. 13th also shows how courts make the bail payment extremely expensive that the convicted person could not afford it. The film makes the audience feel bad and guilty because innocent people get thrown in jail for something they didn't