Will Smith presents trailer for Netflix series Amend: The Fight For America about the 14th amendment
Will Smith took to Instagram on Tuesday to present a trailer for his new upcoming Netflix series Amend: The Fight For America.
The 52-year-old actor produced and hosted the six-part docuseries dealing with the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified in 1868.
‘What does it mean to be an American?’ Smith said as he opened the nearly three-minute trailer.
Netflix series: Will Smith took to Instagram on Tuesday to present a trailer for his new upcoming Netflix series Amend: The Fight For America
The video then showed all-American footage, including an apple pie and a baseball stadium full of fans for Opening Day in 2010.
“What about a burger?” Thought Smith.
Academics discussed how the original US Constitution did not include a statement of who is and who is not a citizen, allowing racism to flourish.
The crux of the Fourteenth Amendment is the definition of citizens in America. It is through this definition that all the rights we cherish are conferred and defended, ”Smith said.
Double work: the 52-year-old actor produced and presented the six-part docuseries examining the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1868
American footage: The video then showed all-American footage, including a baseball stadium full of fans for its opening day in 2010
Apple Pie: The Americana landscape featured a warm apple pie
He later added, “The Fourteenth Amendment is a pledge of equality for all. It says we all deserve empathy and dignity. ‘
The documentary features stars such as Mahershala Ali, Diane Lane, Samuel L. Jackson, Pedro Pascal, Yara Shahidi, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Laverne Cox who recite speeches and writings related to the Fourteenth Amendment.
Larry Wilmore, 59, was also an executive producer and also appears on camera.
Top comedian: Larry Wilmore, 59, was also an executive producer on Amend and also appears on camera
Citizens Defined: Amend deals with the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Star-Studded Documentary: The star-studded documentary features Samuel L. Jackson
Oscar winner: Mahershala Ali also took part in the documentary
Smith told his approximately 51.3 million followers on his Instagram page that he was honored to present the trailer.
‘We live in unprecedented times as a society, as a country and as a human family. I believe cultivating personal and historical understanding is the necessary spark that ignites the flames of much-needed compassion and healing, ” the Oscar nominee wrote in the trainer’s caption.
As Americans, we strive for a more perfect union that really brings about justice and equality for all. I believe a deeper understanding of the 14th Amendment is a crucial starting point, ”Smith added.
Fan Favorite: Pedro Pascal of The Mandalorian fame also joined the story
Anti-slavery newspaper: The trailer showed the front page of North Star, a nineteenth-century anti-slavery newspaper published by abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Our hope with this series is to illuminate the beauty that is America’s promise and to share a message of connection and shared humanity so that we will be able to better understand and celebrate our different experiences as Americans and to promote progress towards true equality. promised to all persons under the 14th amendment.
‘I am grateful to @netflix and the phenomenal group of people who came together both in front of and behind the camera to help us tell this story. We thank you for watching, ”he concluded.
Amend: The Fight For America will premiere on Netflix on February 17.
Instagram Post: Smith on his Instagram page told his approximately 51.3 million followers that he was honored to present the trailer
Words matter: The documentary emphasized that words matter when a Black Lives Matter street wall was shown
Former Officer: Former police officer Derek Chauvin was shown kneeling around George Floyd’s neck for the death of the unarmed black man in the documentary
Coming soon: Amend: The Fight For America will premiere on Netflix on February 17