USD Just Read! Film Screening: The 13th

Location

Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall, 200 (Humanities Center Salon)

Cost

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A reading of one sentence in the 13th Amendment to our Constitution is the foundation of Ava DuVernay's documentary, 13TH. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." And, the "except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted" are the words that form the basis of her well-executed thesis. DuVernay declares that today's modern racial injustice is simply an extension of America's past racial behavior. The director and her team cover every aspect of the current controversial racial issues: moral, sociological, and economic. The film is a fiery indictment of the status quo, and an undisguised appeal to change it.