"From slave to criminal with one amendment."

2016

1h 40m

7.9(759 votes)

Documentary

Overview

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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32 members

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Jelani Cobb

Self

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Angela Davis

Self

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

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Michelle Alexander

Self

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Cory Booker

Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey

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Marie Gottschalk

Self

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Michael Hough

Self

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Gina Clayton

Self

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David Keene

Self

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James Kilgore

Self

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Bryan Stevenson

Self

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Nicholas Turner

Self

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John Hagan

Self

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Van Jones

Self

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Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

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Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

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Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

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George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

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Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

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George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

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Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

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Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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Gerald Ford

Self (archive footage)

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Michael Dukakis

Self (archive footage)

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Bernie Sanders

Self (archive footage)

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David Dinkins

Self - 106th Mayor of New York City (D)

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Assata Shakur

Self (archive footage)

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Cinemaos

Overview

Where to Watch

Links & Resources

Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

Cast & Crew

Jelani Cobb

Angela Davis

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Michelle Alexander

Cory Booker

Marie Gottschalk

Michael Hough

Gina Clayton

David Keene

James Kilgore

Bryan Stevenson

Nicholas Turner

John Hagan

Van Jones

Barack Obama

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

George W. Bush

Donald Trump

George H. W. Bush

Hillary Clinton

Martin Luther King Jr.

Malcolm X

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

Nancy Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

Michael Dukakis

Bernie Sanders

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Assata Shakur

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