Subject: Screening of 13th - Monday, February 12
The Cultural Center will be screening the documentary 13th!
Day: Monday, February 12th
Time: 11-1:15 pm
Place: Cultural Center (5104a)
The film will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Cuesta instructor
Bailey Drechsler
FREE snacks! Check out the trailer & synopsis below
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V66F3WU2CKk
Synopsis:
"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."
–Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution
When the 13th amendment was ratified in 1865, its drafters left themselves a large,
very exploitable loophole in the guise of an easily missed clause in its definition. That
clause, which converts slavery from a legal business model to an equally legal method
of punishment for criminals, is the subject of the Netflix documentary "13th."
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States,
focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
Ali Phelps
Activities Assistant, Student Life
Cuesta Community College
(805) 546-3100 x2194
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