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Netflix · 16.7M views · 2020-04-17 · 1:40:03

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Overview

Ava DuVernay's Oscar-nominated documentary on how the history of racial inequality in the US, from slavery through the 13th Amendment's exception clause, drives mass incarceration. It combines archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars.

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HN commenters strongly recommend it as a clear examination of structural racism in the criminal justice system and the war on drugs, and note it is free to watch.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2020–2023

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What people said

lpa22 · 2021-06 · Strong recommendation

This documentary is an absolute must-watch and shows how devastating the war on drugs is and was from a race perspective [VIDEO]

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sdenton4 · 2020-06 · Strong recommendation

Instead of expecting every commenter to live up to your standard of evidence - lest the entire movement be labelled an anti-intellectual mob - why don't you go get educated yourself? Here's a movie, Thirteenth, which VERY CLEARLY defines and examines structural racism in the criminal justice system in the US, and how it evolved directly from the systems of slavery and its sequel, Jim Crow. [VIDEO] This analysis and conversation has been building for literally decades. It's like showing up for the fifth week of an algebraic geometry class and calling it 'anti-intellectual' because you can't be bothered to pick up Euclid...

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lm28469 · 2020-06 · Strong recommendation

There seem to be plenty of comments that are OK with private prisons. I highly recommend watching this documentary: [VIDEO] It will most likely change your mind.

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