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Enslaved: The Sunken History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

By (author) Sean Kingsley, By (author) Simcha Jacobovici, Preface by Brenda Jones

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A riveting and illuminating explorationÂ of the transatlantic slave trade by an intrepid team of divers seeking to reclaim the stories of their ancestors. â€œFor me,Â EnslavedÂ is an attempt to give a voice to the millions whose voices were silenced.â€â€”Samuel L. Jackson, human rights activist and Hollywood icon From the writers behind the acclaimed documentary seriesÂ EnslavedÂ (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),Â 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 Kingsleyâ€™s rich research puts the archaeology and history of these wrecks that lost betweenÂ 1670 to 1858 in vivid context.Â From the ports ofÂ Gold Coast Africa,Â to the corporate hubs of trading companies of England, Portugal and the Netherlands, andÂ the finalÂ destinations in the New World,Â JacoboviciÂ and Kingsley showÂ how theÂ slave trade touched every nation and every society on earth. Though globalÂ in scope,Â EnslavedÂ makes history personal as we experience the diversâ€™ sadness, anger, reverence, and awe as they hold tangible pieces of their ancestorsâ€™Â world in their hands. What those people suffered on board those ships can never be forgiven.Â EnslavedÂ 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.