The documentary “13th” is available on Netflix, and via local public libraries. For a possible 20 points of
extra credit, you may:
1.
Watch the film.
2.
Write a 2+ page paper containing the following:
-Your view on whether the current justice system has roots in slavery and Jim Crow.
-Whether you think it’s right or wrong that incarceration is a for-profit industry and why, and what
connections you see between the incarceration industry and the industries that benefited from
slavery.
-Possible solutions for the U.S. incarceration issues presented in this film.
