The 13th: An Impromptu Movie Review & Emotional Melt Down
In 2019, an on-line acquaintance of mine, Molly, whom I've yet to meet face to face, recommended that I watch the Netflix film "13th", about the events that followed the ratification of the 13th Amendment in the United States in 1964. She brought this film to my attention because of my recent Facebook posts which, during the Trump debacle, were of a decidedly political bent, resplendent with outrage at the rise of racism his presence caused on the political landscape in the United States. I felt, up until that point, that I was reasonably well read and was on the right side of things. I found out that I had no idea. The following is my response to her after viewing the movie. A documentary by Ava DuVernay The Thirteenth Amendment—passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864; by the House on January 31, 1865; and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865—abolished slavery “within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” 13th - Full Movie (on YouTube) 13t