Virtual Slave Wrecks Project

Engage with the work of the Slave Wrecks Project online

At the Slave Wrecks Project, we are committed to finding new ways to interpret the work that we do, whether that is in person or online. Do a deep dive into some of our work here.

From No Return: The Journey of the Slave Ship São José

Explore the different ways communities continue to commemorate and research the history and memory of the slave ship São José Paquete d’África, which sunk off Cape Town, South Africa, in 1794. This story is far more than a single shipwreck site. It is a journey across geography and time that extends around the globe and exists on a crossroad between individuals and communities, cultures and nations, and descendants and ancestors.

 

 

Available in English and Portuguese

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Coming Soon: Slavery and Freedom in the United States Virgin Islands

Stay tuned in 2024 for a digital exhibition on slavery and freedom in the United States Virgin Islands!

the majority of the frame is taken up with the ocean. in the center of the frame, two divers look down into the water while floating on the surface. Next to one a long tube emerges from the ocean depths. In the distance a developed shoreline is visible.

Watch to see the search for and recovery of the slave ship São José Paquete d'Africa, with voices from the Slave Wrecks Project.