The Doc

Section Description:

This is the second part of our investigative research in attempt to define, dissect and observe the 13th Amendment's true and original purpose. 

Below you will find two groups of think pieces written by Felice Leon for The Root, Morgan McDaniel for Very Smart Brothas, Tre'vell Anderson for the LA Times, Juleyka Lantigua-Williams for The Atlantic, and Ashley Clarke for The Film Comment.

Readings:

Think Pieces (1)

Watch: Ava DuVernay on 13th, Her Life's Work and Magnifying the Beauty of Black People

By Felice Leon, The Root

http://www.theroot.com/watch-ava-duvernay-on-13th-her-lifes-work-and-magnify-1791134227

Ava Duvernay's 13th Is The oNly Recent Release You Absolutely, Definitely Must See

Morgan McDaniel, Very Smart Brothas

http://verysmartbrothas.com/ava-duvernays-13th-is-the-only-recent-release-you-absolutely-definitely-must-see/

Think Pieces (2)

Ava Duvernay's 13th Reframes History

By Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/ava-duvernay-13th-netflix/503075/

Ava Duvernay tackles mass incarceration in '13th'

By Tre'vell Anderson, The LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-ava-duvernary-13th-20160927-snap-story.html

Constitutional Crisis

Ashley Clarke; The Film Comment

https://www.filmcomment.com/article/ava-duvernay-interview-the-13th/