
Film Review: The exploits that followed the 13th Amendment
By Jeremy Harris, Clarion Staff Writer The Netflix documentary 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay and produced by Kandoo Films is an hour and 40-minute documentary that speaks on the loopholes created by the 13th Amendment, which legalized slavery as a criminal punishment. The loophole was quickly misused and exploited after the Civil War; many African Americans were arrested for minuscule crimes such as loitering or … Continue reading Film Review: The exploits that followed the 13th Amendment