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What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “which VERY CLEARLY defines and examines structural racism in the criminal justice system in the US”

    Clearly examines structural racism in US criminal justice from slavery onward

    sdenton4, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “America is giving up on the pandemic?”

  2. “I highly recommend watching this documentary”

    Documentary on mass incarceration likely to change minds

    lm28469, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “California bans private prisons and immigration detention centers (2019)”

  3. “This documentary is an absolute must-watch”

    Shows the racial devastation of the war on drugs

    lpa22, 2021-06 · Strong recommendation · in “After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doing for us?'”

  4. “I'd suggest you watch the documentary 13th[2]”

    Documentary from experts on the US justice system

    joshuamorton, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. first”

  5. “watch 13th documentary ( ) its free on netflix”

    Documentary on racism in policing, housing and prisons, free on Netflix

    7sigma, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants”

  6. “Netflix has a good documentary on it”

    Documentary on US history of imprisoning people to use as slaves

    egonschiele, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “Hundreds of thousands trafficked to work as online scammers in SE Asia”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: 13th amendment, prison system, racial inequality, criminal justice, war on drugs

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