Enslaved: The Sunken History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

This book explores the transatlantic slave trade through the work of Diving with a Purpose (DWP), a team of divers seeking to reclaim their ancestors’ stories.

From the acclaimed documentary series of the same name, comes a narrative of the trade’s global and human scope. It existed for 400 years, during which 12 million people were trafficked and 2 million died en route. DWP dives sunken slave ships worldwide, searching for remains and artifacts that tell the stories of kidnapped Africans transported to Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. 

From manilla bracelets to shackles, cargo, and other possessions, these finds bring the lost lives back to the surface. It shows how the slave trade touched every nation and society on earth, from the ports of Gold Coast Africa to the corporate hubs of trading companies in England, Portugal, and the Netherlands, and the New World.

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