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Enslaved Episode 6: Abolition
What finally put an end to the Transatlantic slave trade? Samuel L. Jackson and a team of journalists find out in the finale of Enslaved.
Enslaved Episode 5: Resistance
Find out how enslaved Africans resisted and sought freedom in Africa, in the U.S. and on the high seas in the fifth episode of Enslaved
'Enslaved' reading list
Historian Natasha Henry has designed a list of reading and resources to extend the exploration of the topics explored in the docuseries with a special focus on Black Canadian history.
Freedom ships and the little-known history of resistance
Freedom ships brought enslaved people to Canada: a little-known history of resistance and ingenuity
Enslaved Episode 4: New World Cultures
Discover how much of our global culture, from reggae to mathematical fractals, originated in Africa in Episode 4 of Enslaved
Enslaved explores the banjo's African roots
Grammy winner explains why bluegrass is actually Black music
Enslaved Episode 3: Follow the Money
How did Europe's 17th-century obsession with coffee cause an expansion in the Transatlantic slave trade? Find out on the third episode of Enslaved.
Enslaved Episode 2: Rationalization
How did Europeans rationalize the practice of chattel slavery? A team of investigative journalists finds out in Episode 2 of Enslaved
'This is a grave site': Diving with a Purpose surfaces the history of the transatlantic slave trade
Beneath the waves lie the wrecks of slave ships and the remains of roughly two million Africans who died en route to a life of captivity. Diving with a Purpose works to honour their history
Enslaved Episode 1: Cultures Left Behind
In the first episode of Enslaved, Samuel L. Jackson discovers his roots in what is now Gabon.
Enslaved: uncovering the history of the transatlantic slave trade
Actor Samuel L. Jackson leads a six-part investigation now CBC Gem