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- Between 1501 and 1867, nearly 13 million African people were kidnapped, forced onto European and American ships, and trafficked across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved, abused, and forever separated from their homes, families, and cultures. Coastal communities across the U.S. were permanently shaped by the trafficking of African people.
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Episode Guide
- 1. A People Stolen Oct 11, 2020
- Samuel L Jackson and a team of journalists and divers explore 400 years of slavery.
- 2. A Precious Cargo Oct 11, 2020
- Samuel L Jackson examines how the trans-Atlantic slave trade became a wealth-generating machine.
- 3. Resistance Oct 18, 2020
- Samuel L Jackson and the team tell the stories of those who resisted slavery.
Mar 24, 2021 · This episode examines how the brutal transatlantic slave trade was rationalized and justified. Panellists include Simcha Jacobovici, series director; Kramer Wimberley, Lead Diver, Diving With...
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Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, is a 6x1 hour television series about 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World. The series is led by Hollywood icon and human rights activist, Samuel L. Jackson.
Oct 4, 2022 · From the writers behind the acclaimed documentary series Enslaved (starring Samuel L. Jackson), comes a rich and revealing narrative of the true global and human scope of the transatlantic slave trade. The trade existed for 400 years, during which 12 million people were trafficked, and 2 million would die en route.
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- Sean Kingsley, Simcha Jacobovici
Sep 10, 2020 · Led by actor and activist Samuel L. Jackson, Enslaved is a six-part series that sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World.
Following Samuel L Jackson on a powerful and personal journey as he sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking, as millions of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas by Western...
- George Amponsah, Ric Esther Bienstock
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Launching the epic story of the transatlantic slave trade, as told from the ocean floor, divers from Diving With A Purpose go in search of sunken slave ships, while Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson goes to meet the tribe of his ancestors.
The series explores various aspects of the history of slavery in the United States, including the efforts of American actor Samuel L. Jackson to reconnect with his African heritage through DNA testing, diving projects to locate and recover shipwrecks in which at least two million African people captured by slave traders died before ever ...