Synopsis
Samuel L Jackson and the team examine the events that ended the slave trade and piece together the heritage and identity taken from the descendants of millions of trafficked Africans.
- Programme: Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson
- Episode: 04: Our People
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2020
- History | Slave trade
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