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The Latest Breaking News from Cudjo Lewis

Trafficked on the last US slave ship, Cudjo Lewis never returned home to Benin. But his descendant has

Cassandra Lewis’s Benin citizenship reflects a broader push by African countries to reconnect with diaspora descendants

The Guardian - US

The last known intact US slave ship is too 'broken' and should stay underwater, a report recommends

A state-funded investigation says the last known U.S. slave ship is too broken and decayed to be extracted from the murky waters of the Alabama Gulf Coast without dismembering it

The Independent UK

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Intricate, academic explorations of lives and careers past

Evening Standard

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Film explores descendants of last known U.S. slave ship

The Netflix film "Descendant" is backed by the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions.

Axios

Descendant: Netflix documentary talks to the descendants of the last slave ship to traffic Africans to the US, the Clotilda

Descendant, on Netflix, reveals the story of the Clotilda: the last to transport African slaves to America, in 1860, and in contravention of the law. It was sunk to hide the evidence.

ABC News

Saga of last US slave ship finds life in 'Descendant' doc

The prize-winning documentary, “Descendant,” tells the story of the last known slave ship to America and the descendants of the 110 people aboard

The Independent UK

‘Descendant’ considers a slave ship and what remains in its wake

Netflix documentary thoughtfully navigates family stories, questions of justice and the aftereffects on a community in Alabama.

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