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Southfield family traces roots back to last known slave ship to arrive in U.S.
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCrawford and her family are the descendants of an enslaved man brought illegally to the U.S. on the...
As a bet, man sneaked in a slave ship in 1860. Kin of those Africans honored them this weekend
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Descendants of the last African people abducted into slavery and brought to...
Wreckage of notorious American slave ship sunk in Brazil may have been found
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoResearchers believe they’ve found the lost wreck of the Camargo, a US slave ship that illegally...
Saga of last US slave ship finds life in ‘Descendant’ doc
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In the murky waters of an Alabama river, diver Kamau Sadiki said he had to...
A New Netflix Documentary Recounts the Last Known Slave Ship—and the Community Who Won't Let the...
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEmmett Lewis in a still from “Descendant.” Credit - Courtesy of Netflix In 2019, the remains of the...
Morehouse College class will teach Black history in the metaverse
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis spring, Ovell Hamilton, a professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, will guide students...
Morehouse College Will Offer Black History Course Taught In The Metaverse
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring the spring semester of 2023, Professor Ovell Hamilton of Morehouse College will lead students...
‘Descendant’ Review: Searching For The Clotilda, The Last Known Slave Ship
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfrican American history often gets buried in the bowels of the past. I am always embarrassed when I...
Blacks shouldn't have to lose identity to promote Juneteenth events
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is my favorite holiday. It’s the oldest known commemoration of the end of slavery in...
Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery - is history up for sale?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA lifesize replica of a slave ship graces Project Marina. Screenshot/YouTube/Presidency of BeninThe...