Enslaved

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781639364589 Author(s): Sean Kingsley Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2024 Publisher: Pegasus Books Pages: 352

Description: A riveting and illuminating explorationA‚ of the transatlantic slave trade by an intrepid team of divers seeking to reclaim the stories of their ancestors. A?For me,A‚ EnslavedA‚ is an attempt to give a voice to the millions whose voices were silenced.A?A?Samuel L. Jackson, human rights activist and Hollywood iconFrom the writers behind the acclaimed documentary seriesA‚ EnslavedA‚ (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. In these pages we meet the remarkable group, Diving with a Purpose (DWP),A‚ as they dive 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 KingsleyA?s rich research puts the archaeology and history of these wrecks that lost betweenA‚ 1670 to 1858 in vivid context.A‚ From the ports ofA‚ Gold Coast Africa,A‚ to the corporate hubs of trading companies of England, Portugal and the Netherlands, andA‚ the finalA‚ destinations in the New World,A‚ JacoboviciA‚ and Kingsley showA‚ how theA‚ slave trade touched every nation and every society on earth. Though globalA‚ in scope,A‚ EnslavedA‚ makes history personal as we experience the diversA? sadness, anger, reverence, and awe as they hold tangible pieces of their ancestorsA?A‚ world in their hands. What those people suffered on board those ships can never be forgiven.A‚ EnslavedA