Much information was derived and discovered from the Descendant documentary. A must see for anyone interested in genealogy and African American history.
Descendant, an Oscar short-listed film is about the descendants of the
survivors of the Clotilda, the last known ship to carry enslaved Africans to
the Americas. The film centers on Africatown, a community in Mobile, where
Clotilda survivors and their families bought land and built a life. Descendant
explores the historical legacy of slavery here in Alabama, and how the impact
of environmental harm continues to disproportionately fall on people of color.
Sierra Club
sponsored this FREE screening to Birmingham, including appetizers and refreshments along with live jazz music by Daniel Jose Carr.
Following the film, there was a panel
discussion and Q&A with folks featured in the film along with direct
descendants of the survivors of the Clotilda.
Though I didn't remain for the panel discussion, I learned much from the documentary. Though the movie shows numerous discoveries that were made following the location of the sunken Clotilda and descendants rejoicing, there is much more that will need to be investigated and legalities that need to be put into place.
That's it 🚢🚢🚢
