Descendants

An original series from The Washington Post


Nicole Ellis investigates the lasting influence of slavery on American life, the reparations debate and the challenges of charting your family tree.

Featuring
Additional Credits
Lauren Saks, Michelle Jaconi, Brian Monroe, Ross Godwin

Featuring
Additional Credits
Lauren Saks, Michelle Jaconi, Brian Monroe, Ross Godwin

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These black teens are scuba diving to help find sunken slave ships

September 13, 2019 | 1:46 AM GMT
Host Nicole Ellis goes scuba diving with teenagers training to survey sunken slave ships and help the National Park Service find the Guerrero, an illegal slave ship that historians believe might be off the coast of Florida.