Why is the documentary called “13th” and what is the thesis of the film?

Why is the documentary called “13th” and what is the thesis of the film? Analyze Birth of a Nation and the profound impact it had on race relations in America then and still to this day. How did the US Government weaponize black dissent? How did shows like Cops and the treatment of black men on the nightly news help create and perpetuate the mythology of black criminality? (war on drugs) Discuss the evolution of this war on drugs from Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and still to this day under Biden. Discuss how mass incarceration and the War on Drugs are bipartisan problems (Clinton: Crime Bill, Wealth-fare Reform, Truth in Sentencing laws, and California’s 3 Strikes Law, etc.) What were the economics of slavery? Discuss how “All Lives Matter” is merely a backlash to Black Lives demanding justice and a way to silence legitimate protest against a racist system. How have the economics of slavery, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration changed and how have they remained the same?How has political expediency played into the progress of civil rights? Why do political leaders rarely (if ever) get promoted or highlighted for truly centering the dignity and humanity in all people? Why is the documentary called “13th” and what is the thesis of the film? Analyze Birth of a Nation and the profound impact it had on race relations in America then and still to this day. How did the US Government weaponize black dissent? How did shows like Cops and the treatment of black men on the nightly news help create and perpetuate the mythology of black criminality? (war on drugs) Discuss the evolution of this war on drugs from Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and still to this day under Biden. Discuss how mass incarceration and the War on Drugs are bipartisan problems (Clinton: Crime Bill, Wealth-fare Reform, Truth in Sentencing laws, and California’s 3 Strikes Law, etc.) What were the economics of slavery? Discuss how “All Lives Matter” is merely a backlash to Black Lives demanding justice and a way to silence legitimate protest against a racist system. How have the economics of slavery, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration changed and how have they remained the same?How has political expediency played into the progress of civil rights? Why do political leaders rarely (if ever) get promoted or highlighted for truly centering the dignity and humanity in all people?

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