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| Maafa 21 | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Life Dynamics |
| Release date | June 15, 2009 |
| Running time | approx. 137 mins |
| Country | United States |
Maafa 21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America is a 2009 documentary about the history of African-Americans being affected by the eugenics movement, which claims that abortion is an attempted genocide of black people.
Synopsis
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 some of Planned Parenthood's origins (formerly the American Birth Control League), attributing to it a "150-year-old goal of exterminating the black population." It attacks Margaret Sanger, along with other birth control advocates, as a racist eugenicist. The film claims that currently, abortion is the #1 killer of black people in America, and that, in 2004, abortion killed 2.8 times as many black people than HIV/AIDS, gang violence, accidents, cancer, and heart disease, combined.
Criticism
Progressives observed that the film falsely attributes racist views to family planning activists who did not hold them, and conversely suppresses racist arguments employed by opponents of birth control and abortion. They also pointed out, as criticism of the film's claims, that black women are disproportionately poor and have high rates of unintended pregnancy.
Other critics of the film question the scholarship behind its assertions and the agenda of its creator, Mark Crutcher.
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.
References
- http://www.humanlife.org/did_you_know.php Page 12
- Goldberg, Michelle (March 16, 2010). "Anti-Choice Campaign Aims to Undermine Support for Reproductive Rights by Falsely Claiming 'Black Genocide'". AlterNet.
- McKend, Eva. "They May Ballyhoo, We'll Stay Focused on Black Women". Ms. Blog. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- Frank N. Carlson, "Anti-abortionists Accuse Knoxville Planned Parenthood of 'Black Genocide," MetroPulse, June 2, 2010. http://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/jun/02/anti-abortionists-accuse-knoxville-planned-parenth/?printer=1/
- Frank N. Carlon, "Meet Mark Crutcher, the Man Behind Maafa 21," MetroPulse, June 2, 2010 http://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/jun/02/meet-mark-crutcher-man-behind-maafa-21/