Descendant–The Last Slave Ship
Descendant is a National Geographic-produced documentary about their mission to discover the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring African people to the US. The Clotilda arrived in Mobile Bay, Alabama in 1859 carrying 110 men, women, and children as cargo. The Clotilda was illegally transporting these people. The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves in 1807 was flaunted and the slave trade continued even after the Civil War ended. Hoping to remain under the radar, the owners of the Clotilda set the ship afire to destroy evidence and avoid possible criminal...