"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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Cast & Crew

32 members

Acting

Jelani Cobb

Self

Acting

Angela Davis

Self

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Acting

Michelle Alexander

Self

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Cory Booker

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

Acting

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

No Image

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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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