Enslaved
Enslaved
Enslaved
The lost history of the transatlantic slave trade.
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Overview
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.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2020-09-14
Runtime: Unknown
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici
Himself
Afua Hirsch
Afua Hirsch
Himself
Kinga Philipps
Kinga Philipps
Self - Diver
Official Videos
Enslaved (EPIX 2020 Series) - Official Trailer
Enslaved (EPIX 2020 Series) - Official Trailer
Episodes - Season 1
Cultures Left Behind
Cultures Left Behind
Episode 1
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.
Rationalization
Rationalization
Episode 2
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.
Follow the Money
Follow the Money
Episode 3
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.
New World Cultures
New World Cultures
Episode 4
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.
Resistance
Resistance
Episode 5
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.
Abolition
Abolition
Episode 6
The final episode explores the politics that brought the enslavement of Africans in the West to an end. Diving with a Purpose divers search for “The London,” a ship that re-enslaved freed Africans from St. Lucia and illegally trafficked them to England.
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