De regisseur interviewt activisten, politici en historici en combineert dit met archiefbeelden. De titel verwijst naar het dertiende amendement van de grondwet van de Verenigde Staten. In dit amendement worden slavernij en onvrijwillige arbeid per wet verboden.
| Directing | Ava DuVernay | Director |
| Camera | Hans Charles | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Spencer Averick | Writer |
| Writing | Ava DuVernay | Writer |
| Camera | Kira Kelly | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Spencer Averick | Editor |
| Production | Ava DuVernay | Producer |
| Production | Spencer Averick | Producer |
| Sound | Lise Richardson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey Perkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Julie Pearce | Music Editor |
| Production | Adam Del Deo | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Craig Henighan | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | David Oyelowo | Thanks |
| Crew | Oprah Winfrey | Thanks |
| Production | Lisa Nishimura | Executive Producer |
| Production | Angus Wall | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Karriem Riggins | Musician |
| Sound | Jason Moran | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Howard Barish | Producer |
