Similarities Between 13th And I Am Not Your Negro

In the documentary I am Not Your Negro about James Baldwin and 13th documentary directed by Ava DuVernay both amplified the injustice of the black community over the years. Each documentary illustrates the current obstacles that are set in place, which perpetuates our oppression. In the film 13th directed by Ava DuVernay explains a well-informed researched look at the American system of incarceration, precisely how the prison industrial complex distresses people of color. Her analysis could not be more timely nor more irritating. The film builds its case section by shattering piece, inspiring levels of shock and outrage that stun the viewer, leaving one shaken and disturbed before concluding a visual memorandum of hope intended to keep us active

In documentary 13th the film Birth of a Nation was an actual prediction of how race would operate in the United States and was responsible for the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. The migration of Black to places such as, Los Angeles, Oakland, Harlem and Brownsville did not occur in 2000s, but a result of generational trauma. An increase in crime was suggested as a result of the Civil Rights Movement. During the 1970s an increase of crime occurred and era of mass incarceration begun. Nixon’s era initiated the war on crime, which is modern day “dog whistle politics” which refers to the dismantling of the black movement, women’s liberation and LGBT movement. Baldwin expresses the idea that joining forces is the only way for America to become whole is dismantling the prejudice on both parties to strive as a nation. I Am Not Your Negro uses scenes from various films among to demonstrate how Hollywood stereotype blacks as threat and subservience as foils for white righteousness and

There are a couple of emotions that runs all through me which are anger, frustration and pain. I could not understand how a mass of people have the power to deny and withhold another person’s freedom. It is suggested that a person of color must fight for their right to be viewed and accepted as a human being. I am baffled at the idea that children from the ages of 6 and older were imprisoned as a result of loitering and minor offenses like truancy. The death Fred Hampton affected me as well assassinated at the age of 21 years of age. He brought together all races to align collectively to advocate for a common cause of social justice and equality. What disturbed me the most is the disrespect of taking his life while lying in the bed beside his pregnant wife. This reinsured the belief of Whites viewing Blacks less than human; animals were given more respect than us. In the film I am Not Your Negro Baldwin goes on to explain the death of his dear friend Medgar Everest who had been shot and killed by a white supremacist. I Am Not Your Negro also uses Baldwin’s perceptions to illuminate our own contemporary reality for example, footage of police violence directed against black people in the ’60s and scenes of comparable violence enacted today, Baldwin uses a distinct comparison between the two