Hollywood legend and human rights
activist Samuel L. Jackson takes us on a powerful and personal journey.
Exploring four centuries of slavery, Jackson travels the globe to reveal
stories of suffering and greed, resistance, cultures left behind,
accomplishment and hope. With investigative journalists Simcha Jacobovici
and Afua Hirsch, Jackson unpacks the history of the transatlantic slave
trade. He also teams up with an elite group of divers from Diving With a
Purpose (DWP) to find and dive six sunken slave ships. The series provides
penetrating new insights and points of view - discovering the legacy of the
slave trade in contemporary global culture.
