The thirteenth amendment was enforced by the US government in 1865 , after the civil war and sated the abolishment of slavey and involuntary servitude. However this did not apply to criminals. Which is where the loop hole is. Black people would be arrested based on false accusations and very minor crimes. This ment that because they had been arrested and made criminals they could become slaves again. A mythology of black criminality was created, they where described as animals that needed to be controlled. This amendment kick started violence towards black people and this is when klans like the kkk where formed. It also triggered segregation where black and whites would have separate bathrooms for example. So a real hate had brewed between the races and that is still not fixed today, as the american justice system is still a significant issue, in which holds 25% of the worlds prisoners. In the prisons black people are still unlawfully arrested and charged for crimes they didn't commit , as well as the shooting that have happen recently involving white police officers. And it is said that they have more african american people in incarceration , being monitored , then the amount of slaves there worse in the 1850's. Mass incarceration. This documentary on netflix gives the viewer an insight into this issue form the 1850's to today.
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