Watch Documentary and answer questions According to the film, what is the 13th Amendment “loophole”, political science homework help
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Watch this Documentary and answer questions
- According to the film, what is the 13th Amendment “loophole” and how was it exploited after it was passed?
- What is meant by the “mythology of Black criminality”, and how was it used after the Civil War?
- What was the significance of the film, Birth of a Nation (1915)?
- When did the “law and order” period begin in the US? What policies were created during this period?
- What impact did the “war or drugs” have on drug laws?
- What was the US prison Population in 1970? What is it today?
- What was the practice of “convict leasing”? Why was it controversial?
- What is ALEC? What role does it play in the prison industry and in law-making?
- What are “mandatory minimums”? How are they used as leverage by prosecutors?
- According to statistics, what is the likelihood of White men being imprisoned over their lifetime compared to Black men?
- What are some final thoughts you have after watching the documentary?
