Descendant

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• Genre(s): Documentary, History
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Margaret Brown
• Cast(s): Emmett Lewis, Kamau Sadiki, Vernetta Henson, Veda Tunstall, Joycelyn Davis See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 51min
• Award(s): Best Documentary Feature 2022 (Won)
  Grand Jury Prize 2022 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: Forbidden Knowledge: Alien Artifacts, The Quest: Nepal
• Story:
  History exists beyond what is written. The Africatown residents in Mobile, Alabama, have shared stories about their origins for generations. Their community was founded by enslaved ancestors who were transported in 1860 aboard the last known and illegal slave ship, Clotilda. Though the ship was intentionally destroyed upon arrival, its memory and legacy weren’t. Now, the long-awaited discovery of the Clotilda’s remains offers this community a tangible link to their ancestors and validation of a history so many tried to bury.
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