Jacksonville Public Library

Enslaved, the sunken history of the transatlantic slave trade, Simcha Jacobovici & Sean Kingsley ; preface by Brenda Jones

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrationsplates

index present

non fiction

Enslaved

bibliography

1296941387

Simcha Jacobovici & Sean Kingsley ; preface by Brenda Jones

the sunken history of the transatlantic slave trade

"From the writers behind the acclaimed documentary series Enslaved (starring Samuel L. Jackson), comes a rich and timely narrative of the true global and human scope of the transatlantic slave trade. The trade existed for four-hundred years, during which twelve million people were trafficked, and almost two million died at sea. Throughout this journey we meet the remarkable group, Diving With A Purpose (DWP), as they dive sunken slave ships around the world. They search for remains testifying to the millions of Africans trafficked to Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. From manilla bracelets to elephant tusks, these wrecks bring the stories of lost lives back from the deep. By hunting down wrecks and their backstories, Jacobovici and Kingsley's research puts the archeology and history of sunken slave ships lost between 1670 and 1858 in vivid context. From the ports of Gold Coast Africa to the hubs of trading companies in England, Portugal, and the Netherlands, to 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 the past personal through the divers' sadness, anger, reverence, and awe as they hold in their hands tangible pieces of their ancestors' world. This book ensures that centuries of slave trading will always be remembered. Enslaved is the first book to tell the story of the transatlantic slave trade from the bottom of the sea."--page 2 of cover

Follow the money. Bad ideas ; Henry the navigator ; Bolting the hatches ; Twisted tongues ; Bone crushers ; Sweet tooth ; Dead silence ; Freedom fighters -- Rationalization. The oldest slaver ; Kingdom of Loango ; Out of Africa ; Enchained ; The door of no return -- New world cultures. Sanctuary ; Sin city ; Africatown ; Cahuita's carpet of treasure ; Soul food ; Where do I come from? ; Roots, rock, reggae ; The yellow brick road -- Resistance. Freedom ships ; Flying Africans ; The Niagara Falls ; Civil War slave army ; Let my people go ; Hope's hero ; Into Canaan ; Doing the Charleston ; A final home -- Abolition. Unshackled ; The day America shook ; Hell & damnation ; Bones of contention ; Heavy metal -- The last gasp. The warrior ; Heroes to pirates ; Nimble puzzle pieces ; Who do you think you are? ; The devil's gun ; Anchors aweigh ; Sweet Havana ; Ship's bones -- Epilogue. Good trouble