Beginnings of Post-Slavery
Beginnings of Post-Slavery
- What impact did Birth of Nation have on the US?
- What image did it justify and what did the film predict?
Clinton Era
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- Do you think that the Clinton’s apology is enough?
- Why or Why not?
Race Relations in the Modern World
- What is the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement about?
- How has the African American population continued to rise in the face of
adversity.
Leadership Figures
- How do you think media and popular culture figures of Black Americans have contributed to a dangerous climate of white fear and anxiety?
- How were black men over represented in the media coverage of crime?
Effects of Jail
- How is this film shaping your understanding of the prison system?
- Was there a particularcase or series of facts that altered or challenged any of your pre-existing views?
Then and Now
- What do you think are some of the factors that allowed this system of racial control to simply evolve and replicate itself for the past 150 years?
Closing Thoughts
- How do you feel after viewing 13th?
- Do you think the message of this film was hopeful, why or why not?
- How can you be more vigilant against institutional racism?
Critical Thinking
- Give one idea on how as a society we can reduce the racial tension in America.
