The Lasting Impact of the 13th Amendment: Exposing Racial Injustice in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Name Instructor Course Date [Name] The Thirteenth Amendment is an American film by Ava DuVernay whose theme revolves around the concepts of justice, race and mass incarceration throughout the United States dating back before 1865 when slavery ended. One can tell that the film drew its title from the 13th American Amendment adopted back in1865 to enhance freedom to all American in exception of the criminals. It is for such exceptions that DuVernay explores the effects of this amendments loophole having exposed many African Americans and the people of color into black criminalization way back after abolishment of slavery. Basically, the documentary serves as a guide that offers its target clear insights on the modern take on the slavery system experienced by many people of color in the United States of America. The documentary starts with a disturbing quote from former United States president Barack Obama citing that “