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Descendant

6.320221h 51mPGMovieDocumentaryHistory

History exists beyond what is written. The Africatown residents in Mobile, Alabama, have shared stories about their origins for generations. Their community was founded by enslaved ancestors who were transported in 1860 aboard the last…

DirectorMargaret Brown
WritersMargaret Brown·Kern Jackson
ProducersMargaret Brown·Essie Chambers

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Cast · Directed by Margaret Brown

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Kamau Sadiki
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EL
Emmett Lewis
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VH
Vernetta Henson
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VT
Veda Tunstall
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JD
Joycelyn Davis
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Willomina Davis
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MJ
Mae Jones
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LW
Lorna Woods
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Karlos Finley
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KJ
Kern Jackson
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Cleon Jones
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Joe Womack
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