The War On Crimes Directed By Ava Duvernay

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The War of Humanitarian
If it were the life we chose, we would be all right with what we went through. Unfortunately, it was not the life we chose; it was the life given to us. The 13th documentary is a powerful work of history and a lucid argument for change. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the documentary examines the underlying causes, effects, and importance of the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution, which ended slavery. This is why Nixon's campaign was a political focus on white voters, "the War on Crimes," and the help of the media supporting the growth of the prison population are main points that connects the plot of the documentary. Although the level of corruption in the nation remained unchanged, some people's hearts did. …show more content…

This strategy was used because the more black people registered as Democrats in the South, the sooner the racist whites quit the Democrats and became Republicans. Nixon convinced poor and working-class whites to join the Republic Party. To win over voters, Republican leaders deliberately appealed to the racial hostility of many white Southerners. His strategies included avoiding racial language regarding crime, law and order, or the disorder in metropolitan areas freed by the civil rights movement. Conservative news reporter Newt Gingrich extrapolated on the issue, saying, "Squishy, soft liberals will not protect you, but tough conservatives will." It was said that the central purpose was to vote for the party that incarcerates more people of color rather than seeking to repair the system. Nixon's campaign appealed to voters because he gave citizens hope when they were going through tough times. In order to appeal to the "silent majority," those white middle-class Americans wary of significant social change, he focused on the issue of "law and order." Nixon used the vocabulary of "law and order" to clarify that he intended to stop activists, student demonstrators, and pretty much anybody who dared to question the existing quo of American …show more content…

The combination of drugs and unemployment increased crime, as drugs and alcohol disproportionately affected the black population. Above all the government's approach to addressing the harmful effects of drugs on society has created an oppressive atmosphere for poor blacks and other minority groups. The war on drugs targeted drug users and drug contributors similarly, and the group that was primarily affected was the African American community. However, they treated crack and cocaine differently, as it turns out; there is no significant chemical difference between them. The only distinction was in federal sentencing laws for possessing each form of the same drug, which had more to do with incorrect information and political pressure than public safety and health. According to Peter Jennings, "the drug pandemic is as lethal as any terrorist we face" because crack and cocaine are widely available in poor metropolitan populations, particularly many black communities, due to their low price, ease of manufacture, and distribution method. This epidemic has caused many black men to disappear into American prisons for extended periods for low-level

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