Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestThe final episode explores the politics that brought the enslavement of Africans in the West to an end. Diving with a Purpose divers search for “The London,” a ship that re-enslaved freed Africans from St. Lucia and illegally trafficked them to England.
A look at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World with each episode following three separate story lines: the quest for a sunken slave ship, a personal journey by Samuel L. Jackson and a historical investigation led by investigative journalists Simcha Jacobovici and Afua Hirsch.
Production
Three simultaneous storylines—archaeology, celebrity journey, investigation—seamlessly woven.
Direction
Jacobovici turns documentary into detective thriller without cheapening the horror.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was among the first major docs to center underwater archaeology of slave ships as historical reclamation, not just treasure hunting.
Samuel L. Jackson's participation wasn't just narration—he funded portions himself after other networks passed, making this a passion project years in development.
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