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The 13th Amendment and the History of Policing Black America Since Slavery

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Friday, April 7, 2017 - 7:00pm


The 13th Amendment declared that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the United States.” This session explores the nuances of the 13th Amendment by considering its relationship to mass incarceration among black men. Is it slavery by another name?

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