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February 7, 2022

SWP in the News: National Geographic, “The search for lost slave ships led this diver on an extraordinary journey.”

Explorer Tara Roberts took up diving to learn about the human side of a tragic era. She wound up connecting with her family’s inspiring past.

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August 22, 2019

SWP in the News: National Geographic, “Diving into the unfolding history of wrecked slave ships.”

A National Geographic explorer searches for forgotten wrecks that conceal family histories buried underwater.

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May 22, 2019

SWP in the News: Smithsonian Magazine, “The ‘Clotilda,’ the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found.”

The discovery carries intense personal meaning for an Alabama community of descendants of the ship’s survivors.

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November 15, 2015

SWP in the News: CBS 60 Minutes, “The Slave Ship.”

An interview with NMAAHC founding director Lonnie Bunch on the discovery of the Sao Jose.

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June 2, 2015

SWP in the News: Time, “African American History Museum to Host Artifacts from Wrecked Slave Ship.”

The African American history museum officially announced during the ceremony that it will host wreckage from a centuries-old slave ship that sank off the coast of South Africa with slaves on board.

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