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[Maafa 21][http://www.maafa21.com] shows the connection from slavery and eugenics to abortion and black genocide today. |
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|producer=Life Dynamics |
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|released=June 15, 2009 |
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|runtime=approx. 137 mins |
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|country=[[Cinema of the United States|United States]] |
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'''''Maafa 21''''' is a documentary about the history of [[contraception]] and legal access to [[abortion]] in the United States, and links them to the [[eugenics]] movement; in particular, the film expounds upon a conspiracy theory and describes [[Margaret Sanger]] and [[Planned Parenthood]] as racist. |
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Revision as of 20:56, 28 January 2010
[Maafa 21][1] shows the connection from slavery and eugenics to abortion and black genocide today.
View Trailer for Maafa21 http://www.maafa21.com/
Plot
The title comes from the Swahili term "Maafa", which means "tragedy" or "disaster", and is used to describe the centuries of oppression and diaspora resulting from slavery. "21" refers to the 'maafa' of the 21st century, which the film claims is abortion.
The film discusses Planned Parenthood's origins (formerly the American Birth Control League), attributing to it a "150-year-old goal of exterminating the black population".
The film alleges that currently, abortion is the #1 killer of blacks in America, and that, in 2004, abortion killed 2.8 times as many blacks than HIV/AIDS, gang violence, accidents, cancer, and heart disease, combined[1].
Release and screenings
The film was released on June 15, 2009, and the premiere screening was held on June 18, 2009, on the eve of Juneteenth, at the United States Capitol Visitor Center.