The film 13th directed by Ava DuVernay is a documentary about the direct and indirect slavery of African Americans ever since the first African was taken away from his or her home land in the seventeenth century. The title, “13th”, refers to the 13th amendment which was supposedly passed to abolish slavery and the 150 years of unfair treatment that occurred even after that amendment was ratified. This documentary’s purpose is to showcase all the unacceptable events that blacks have been through for the past hundreds of years and to emphasize that all lives matter including those of people of color. 13th displays how unfair treatment evolved from slavery to unnecessary imprisonment to segregation to being seen as a threat by the community.
After the Civil War, blacks were arrested for minor things; it is implied in the film that this was done so that their freedom would be taken away. White people wanted to believe what they thought would happen …show more content…
Then as time passed, the country moved onto more unpleasant actions towards blacks by lynching and stating that blacks were “separate but equal”. Also, the documentary succeeded in showing how the War on Drugs really was a war on colored communities since crack cocaine was more common in these communities than powder cocaine; this showcased the reason for more colored individuals being in prison that white individuals. Regarding the 13th did not fail in its attempt to persuade me that this country is full of lies and slow reformation just as Nina Simone put it in her song “Mississippi Goddamn”. Before watching this documentary, I was exceptionally uninformed about this country’s mistakes and unfairness in regards to principles
After the Civil War, blacks were arrested for minor things; it is implied in the film that this was done so that their freedom would be taken away. White people wanted to believe what they thought would happen …show more content…
Then as time passed, the country moved onto more unpleasant actions towards blacks by lynching and stating that blacks were “separate but equal”. Also, the documentary succeeded in showing how the War on Drugs really was a war on colored communities since crack cocaine was more common in these communities than powder cocaine; this showcased the reason for more colored individuals being in prison that white individuals. Regarding the 13th did not fail in its attempt to persuade me that this country is full of lies and slow reformation just as Nina Simone put it in her song “Mississippi Goddamn”. Before watching this documentary, I was exceptionally uninformed about this country’s mistakes and unfairness in regards to principles