WELCOME HOME: WHAT ’13TH’ TEACHES US ABOUT AMERICA & THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
“Doc, you gotta watch 13th!.” I heard that a million times after the new Netflix documentary 13th (by acclaimed director Ava Duvernay) came out. It’s about how the system of mass incarceration evolved from slavery. It takes its name from the 13thAmendment, which abolishes slavery in the United States, except in the case of incarceration. “I don’t need to see that stuff,” I said to myself, actually using a more earthy noun relegating the documentary to fecal waste matter. “I
