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Learn moreA riveting and illuminating exploration of the transatlantic slave trade by an intrepid team of divers seeking to reclaim the stories of their ancestors
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 twelve million people were trafficked and two million would die en route.
In these pages we meet the remarkable group Diving with a Purpose (DWP) as they dive for sunken slave ships all around the world. They search for remains and artifacts testifying to the millions of kidnapped Africans that were transported to Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. From manilla bracelets to shackles, cargo, and other possessions, the finds from these wrecks bring the stories of lost lives back to the surface.
As we follow the men and women of DWP across eleven countries, Jacobovici and Kingsleyās rich research puts into vivid context the archaeology and history of these vessels that were lost between 1670 and 1858.
From the ports of Gold Coast Africa to the corporate hubs of trading companies of England, Portugal, and the Netherlands and the final destinations in the New World, Jacobovici and Kingsley show how the slave trade touched every nation and every society on earth.
Though global in scope, Enslaved makes history personal as we experience the diversā sadness, anger, reverence, and awe as they hold in their hands tangible pieces of their ancestorsā world. What those people suffered on board those ships can never be forgiven. Enslaved works to ensure that it will always be remembered and understood and is the first book to tell the story of the transatlantic slave trade from the bottom of the sea.
Dr. Sean KingsleyĀ is a marine archaeologist who has explored over 350 wrecks from Israel to America. Off the United Kingdom, he identified the worldās earliest Royal African Company English āslaverā ship. He is the author of fourteen books, writes forĀ National Geographic,Ā and is the founder and editor-in-chief ofĀ WreckwatchĀ magazine about the sunken wonders of the worldās seas.
SimchaĀ Jacobovici is an acclaimed Israeli/Canadian journalist, New York TimesĀ bestselling author, and a three-time Emmy winning filmmaker.Ā He was showrunner and director of the six-part series Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade for which he has received numerous awards, including two NAACP Image Award nominations. He is host of the History Channelās āThe Naked Archaeologist.āĀ He is an adjunct professor in the department of religion at Huntington University, Ontario, Canada.
Cary Hite is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator who has had the pleasure of working with a number of publishing houses. An Earphones Award-winner, he currently resides in New York City.
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āFor me, Enslaved is an attempt to give a voice to the millions whose voices were silenced.ā
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