Breaking the Chains: Incarceration, Justice, and the Fight for Freedom
Videos
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- Free Angela, and all political prisoners. VIDEO 914. "A ... docudrama that takes a gripping look at the historical incidents that created an international movement to free activist Angela Davis and tells the story of social justice activism that lands her on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list"—Container.
- Visions of abolition: from critical resistance to a new way of life." VIDEO 8145 "This documentary was designed as a teaching tool to expand knowledge about the history of the prison industrial complex and the prison abolition movement in the United States"--Cover.
Kanopy: streaming video
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Jean, V. (Director). (2017). Cruel and Unusual [Video file]. FilmRise. Retrieved February 5, 2025, from Kanopy. "This is the story of the Angola Three, three remarkable men – Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox – who as members of the Black Panther Party have been fighting for justice since the early 1970s."
YouTube: streaming video
- 13th (Netflix, 2016). "Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America. This piercing, Oscar-nominated film won Best Documentary at the Emmys, the BAFTAs and the NAACP Image Awards."
- Prison State (FRONTLINE, 2013). "This 2014 documentary takes an intimate look at the cycle of incarceration in America, and one state’s effort to reverse the trend."
