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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 · 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.
Documentary filmmaker Margaret Brown ("The Order of Myths", "The Great Invisible") returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama to document the search for and historic discovery of The Clotilda, the...
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.
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.
Oct 21, 2022 · Set in the small Alabaman community of Africatown, this documentary film follows the descending sons and daughters of the surviving members of The Clotilda, the last known slave ship that smuggled humans from Africa to the US illegally.
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