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Enslaved

Enslaved

Enslaved charts the history of slavery through underwater archaeology. The series coincides with the 400-year anniversary of the first African brought to the New World as a slave, and will retrace the harrowing sea voyage that brought millions to a life of slavery.

Genres: History

Premiered: 2020-09-14

Runtime: 60 mins

Status: Ended

Rating: 5.5/10

Network: MGM+

Main Cast

Samuel L. JacksonSamuel L. Jackson
as Host

Episode Guide

Season 1

  • Episode 1: Cultures Left Behind
    Aired: Sep 14, 2020

    Episode 1 launches the epic story of the transatlantic slave trade. Divers from Diving With a Purpose go in search of sunken slave ships. Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson goes on a personal journey to meet the tribe of his ancestors for the first time.

  • Episode 2: Rationalization
    Aired: Sep 21, 2020

    Samuel L. Jackson recruits two award-winning journalists to go on a mission to understand the process that led Europeans to see slavery as profitable, rational and justified. Diving With a Purpose divers locate the earliest slave wreck ever found.

  • Episode 3: Follow the Money
    Aired: Sep 28, 2020

    Shot on location in Suriname, Brazil, Portugal and the UK, this episode investigates the economics of the slave trade, while searching for a sunken slave ship that represents the single greatest loss of life during the entire slave trade.

  • Episode 4: New World Cultures
    Aired: Oct 5, 2020

    Samuel L. Jackson visits Africatown, Alabama, the only African town established in America. The Diving With a Purpose divers help youths in Costa Rica discover their African heritage, by diving and identifying a sunken slave ship off their coast.

  • Episode 5: Resistance
    Aired: Oct 12, 2020

    This episode investigates African resistance to slavery in Africa and the "Underground Railroad." The Diving With a Purpose divers embark on an investigation to positively identify a preserved wreck that ferried African Americans to freedom.

  • Episode 6: Abolition
    Aired: Oct 19, 2020

    The final episode explores the politics that brought the enslavement of Africans in the West to an end. Diving with a Purpose divers search for "The London," a ship that re-enslaved freed Africans from St. Lucia and illegally trafficked them to England.