From slave to criminal with one amendment.
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and plot-driven.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Jelani CobbSelf
- Angela DavisSelf
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
- Michelle AlexanderSelf
- Cory BookerSelf - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey
- Marie GottschalkSelf
- Michael HoughSelf
- Gina ClaytonSelf
- David KeeneSelf
- James KilgoreSelf
Crew
- Ava DuVernayDirector
- Spencer AverickWriter
- Ava DuVernayWriter
- Hans CharlesDirector of Photography
- Kira KellyDirector of Photography
- Jason MoranOriginal Music Composer
- Spencer AverickEditor
- Ava DuVernayProducer
- Spencer AverickProducer
- Howard BarishProducer
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