Descendant
3.4
Documentary
History
2022
111 min
PG
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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"I learned a lot from this documentary. I'm curious about my own black story now. "
Reshawn Garnett
"Illuminating documentary about the last slave ship the Clotilda financed by Timothy Maeher in 1860 and the purchase of land by the slaves who were freed in 1865. The land became Africatown where descendants of the Africans now live. The slave ship has been rediscovered…"
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Susan Ofner
"Descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda celebrate their heritage and take command of their legacy, as the discovery of the remains of the last-known slave ship to arrive in the United States offers them a tangible link to their ancestors. This is an excellent documentary illustrating the discovery and history of the Clotilda which illegally transported captured Africans into the port of Mobile, Alabama prior to the American Civil War. This film tells the story of the descendants of those slaves who settled in an area they called Africatown, later named Plateau by the railroad companies. Further information is available at the website: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/descendant-movie-review-2022 #documentary #descendant #Clotilda #Mobile_Alabama "
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