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Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Over 12 million Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery with 10 percent dying en route.The series tracks the efforts of Diving with a Purpose (DWP), as they search for and locate six slave ships that went down with their human cargo. It’s a story of brutality and inhumanity, but also of resistance, accomplishment and hope.

Follow the Money

Season 1 Episode 103 | 52m 3s | CC

Shot on location in Suriname, Brazil, Portugal and the UK, this episode investigates the economics of the slave trade, while searching for the sunken slave ship, “The Leusden”, in Suriname.

Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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