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Descendant is a 2022 American historical documentary film directed by Margaret Brown, chronicling the story behind Africatown in Alabama, and the descendants of the last known enslaved Africans brought to the United States aboard the Clotilda.
Oct 21, 2022 · Descendant: Directed by Margaret Brown. With Theodore Arthur, Gary Autrey, Chris Davis, Joycelyn Davis. Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story.
Oct 21, 2022 · While “Descendant” shows the Africatown residents’ joy at finally having proof that the Clotilda is no legend, it also tells another story about systemic and environmental racism and how the Meaher family still benefits from the exploitation of the descendants of the 110 people Thomas Meaher stole and sold.
After a century of secrecy and speculation, the 2019 discovery of the ship turns attention toward the descendant community of Africatown and presents a moving portrait of a community actively ...
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Although Descendant is built around the finding of the Clotilda—the last ship to bring African slaves to the United States—this documentary knows that there's so much more potent drama in the stories of the ordinary people of Africatown, Alabama.
Jan 24, 2022 · ‘Descendant’: Film Review | Sundance 2022. Margaret Brown’s documentary delves into the history of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S.
