7 films about racial injustice that are must-watches

To mark Black History Month, we have put together a list of must-watch films to ask what more can be done, and how we can further educate ourselves on the social and systemic injustices that black people face every day.

While there are plenty of amazing films, TV shows and documentaries out there, check out our roundup to get you started.

13th

The title of this documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, which is: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States." The documentary looks at mass criminalisation and how the US prison industry has grown rapidly in recent times, with 25 per cent of people in the entire world incarcerated in the US. 

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