Enslaved The lost history of the transatlantic slave trade.
A look at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World with each episode following three separate story lines: the quest for a sunken slave ship, a personal journey by Samuel L. Jackson and a historical investigation led by investigative journalists Simcha Jacobovici and Afua Hirsch.
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- First Aired on
Sep 14, 2020
- Popularity: 6.4865
- 3 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Associated ProducersCornelia Street ProductionsAnonymous Content (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Oct 19, 2020
Last episode: Abolition
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Cultures Left Behind min
Episode 1 launches the epic story of the transatlantic slave trade. Divers from Diving With a Purpose go in search of sunken slave ships. Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson goes on a personal journey to meet the tribe of his ancestors for the first time.
Episode 2Rationalization min
Samuel L. Jackson recruits two award-winning journalists to go on a mission to understand the process that led Europeans to see slavery as profitable, rational and justified. Diving With a Purpose divers locate the earliest slave wreck ever found.
Episode 3Follow the Money min
Shot on location in Suriname, Brazil, Portugal and the UK, this episode investigates the economics of the slave trade, while searching for a sunken slave ship that represents the single greatest loss of life during the entire slave trade.
Episode 4New World Cultures60 min
Samuel L. Jackson visits Africatown, Alabama, the only African town established in America. The Diving With a Purpose divers help youths in Costa Rica discover their African heritage, by diving and identifying a sunken slave ship off their coast.
Episode 5Resistance min
This episode investigates African resistance to slavery in Africa and the “Underground Railroad.” The Diving With a Purpose divers embark on an investigation to positively identify a preserved wreck that ferried African Americans to freedom.
