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13th Documentary Screening: One Read Event

Join us September 6th at 5pm in Ellis Auditorium for a screening of 13th by filmmaker Ava DuVernay.

This 2016 documentary explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation’s prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans. After the screening, stay for a guided discussion.

Michelle Alexander is prominently featured in the documentary, discussing how mass incarceration has and hasn’t changed since her book was first published.

After the screening, please stay for a guided discussion.

 

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.