In the first video of our new history series, For the Record, historian Touré Reed debunks the myth that the 13th Amendment contained a loophole that continued slavery and paved the way for the mass incarceration of black Americans. Reed explores the legacy of emancipation and the 13th Amendment and argues that understanding the true modern origins of the US prison system is critical for fighting mass incarceration today.
For the Record is a Jacobin channel miniseries dedicated to debunking historical myths and distortions through conversations with scholars on the left.
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