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šŸŽ¬ Ava DuVernay is back on Netflix. And this time she is asking a question that hits even closer to home. Nearly a decade after "13th" changed the way the world talked about mass incarceration and the 13th Amendment, DuVernay is returning with "14th," a documentary exploring the constitutional amendment that established birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law. The one that is under direct attack right now. "If '13th' asked who gets caged, then '14th' asks who gets counted," DuVernay said. "The film asks what kind of country is being written beneath our feet now." With more than 50 interviews spanning Stacey Abrams, AOC, Sherrilyn Ifill, Pulitzer Prize-winning historians, and voices from across the political spectrum, the film examines 150 years of a constitutional fight America still has not settled. The official synopsis puts it plainly: "The 14th Amendment was meant to close the door on the hierarchy of human worth. Instead, it has become a permanent argument."...

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