Watch it Wednesday: Thirteenth
Join The Chelmsford Library and the Chelmsford Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee for a screening of the award-winning documentary, Thirteenth, created by Ava DuVernay. The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by members of the DEIC.
About the film: The film begins with the idea that 25 percent of the people in the world who are incarcerated are incarcerated in the U.S. Although the U.S. has just 5% of the world's population. "13th" charts the explosive growth in America's prison population; in 1970, there were about 200,000 prisoners; today, the prison population is more than 2 million. The documentary touches on chattel slavery; D. W. Griffith's film "The Birth of a Nation"; Emmett Till; the civil rights movement; the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Richard M. Nixon; and Ronald Reagan's declaration of the war on drugs and much more.
This film is rated TV-MA and is 1hr 40min.
Please register in advance for this event and a link to join will be sent to you on February 9.
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 16, 2022
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- Online - Zoom (AAdams)
- Categories:
- Adult > Literature & Learning Adult Online Program
- Online:
- For online registrations: Event URL will be sent via registration email.