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SAM: Out on the ocean,
looking for sunken slave ships.
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♪
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[crowd screaming, chain
rattling, whipping noise]
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When I began this journey,
I couldn't imagine
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that I would be going
back to my roots...
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[crowd chanting
in native language]
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...or that I would be
telling the story
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of the transatlantic
slave trade.
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AFUA: In the governor's bedroom,
there's a trap door in the floor
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and it leads into
the women's dungeon,
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and he would just have free
access to these women and girls.
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SAM: The case of the slaves
was the same as if horses
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had been thrown overboard.
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SIMCHA: Let me get
this straight.
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This is currency created
to buy a human being.
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TERRY: One human being.
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♪
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KRAMER: Hey, Sam,
how you doing, buddy?
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- Morning!
- Morning!
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I've teamed up with DWP,
Diving With a Purpose.
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What a morning, out
here in the high seas.
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Ready to get wet, man?
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Some of the best underwater
investigators in the world.
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MAN: Chris, you ready?
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JOSH: All right, thanks
for being here, friend.
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- I appreciate it.
- All right, bro.
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♪
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More than two million of
our ancestors died at sea.
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These divers are dedicated
to bring to light
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their forgotten story.
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KRAMER: England
was involved in it.
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Portugal was involved in it.
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The Africans were
involved in it.
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It's a burial ground
and a crime scene.
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ALANNAH: We are raising
the voices of people
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who didn't have a voice,
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whose voices were also enslaved.
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MELODY: We have to
teach our young people
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where they came from.
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If we don't do it,
no one will, ever.
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We only talk about
the ships that made it.
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We never talk about
the ones that didn't.
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Bring another part of
the history of this world
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into focus, because people
just don't talk about it.
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What was really going
on with the slave trade?
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♪
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[sound effect -
metal chain clicking]
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♪
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For me, it all started
at my cousin Hilda's.
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[song by Nina Simone plays]
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♪ I wish I knew how
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♪ It would feel to be free
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♪ I wish I could break
all the chains holding me ♪
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Hilda's been able to do
something uncommon
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for most African Americans:
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♪ ...that I should say,
say 'em loud... ♪
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trace our lineage back
to the days of slavery.
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♪ For the whole round
world to hear... ♪
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Hey!
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♪
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Come on. What you got in here?
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HILDA: Who is that
young man there?
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That's me.
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All right. Beautiful picture.
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Sam, I want you to look at some
of your history that you have
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never seen, and we
want you to know it.
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When did you have
time to do all this?
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Do you know that
most of the information
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in here is by word of mouth?
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We followed our ancestry back
from Zoe, LaTanya and Sam.
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Then we have Elizabeth and Roy.
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Yup.
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And we have Aunt Pearl
and Uncle Edgar,
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who is Sam's grandfather.
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And then we go to Lillie,
who is the mother to Edgar.
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And this is Lillie.
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Mm-hmm. That's a
picture of Lillie.
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And Miles is the father to
Edgar, Uncle Edgar's daddy.
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So this is Miles.
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Miles Montgomery. That's him.
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- Wow.
- Mm-hmm.
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And then parents
here, Arthur Branham.
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- Arthur was born into slavery.
- Mm-hmm.
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So he was three
when slavery ended.
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Three years old
when slavery ended.
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Three. That's right.
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And this is his mother, Matilda.
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- Who was a slave.
- Yes, that's right. Mm-hmm.
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- Owned by the Branhams?
- Yes.
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So they just took
their last name.
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- Mm-hmm.
- They just took their names.
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ARTHUR: Yes. They
owned a lot of slaves.
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They were wealthy.
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A Judge Branham is
the one who fathered Arthur.
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You can see his
name up there, Joel Branham.
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Mm-hmm.
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So as far as we know,
we're able to trace our ancestry
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back to when our
relatives were enslaved.
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♪
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I did my DNA ancestry.
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And my ancestors
came from Gabon.
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And they were from the Benga
tribe and I want to see what
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that means in terms of who I am
and where I came from.
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So I would like to know more
about how my people lived,
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how that played into the
kind of person that I am.
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Just trying to
connect to my roots.
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And the best place to do that
is here, my ancestral home.
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♪
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MINISTER NGUEÉMA:
Hi Sam! How are you doing?
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I am fine, how are you?
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- Welcome to Gabon.
- Thank you.
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♪
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Let's go.
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[crowd singing in native
language, drums]
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Oh, my God. This is great.
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[singing and music continues]
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[indistinct crowd chatter]
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[Benga people singing]
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[Benga people singing]
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A lot of energy!
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Let's go!
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[singing and music continues]
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Okay, thank you.
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[singing and music continues]
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MINISTER WHITE:
They will initiate you.
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It's not like being
jumped into a gang, is it?
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- ENENGE: No. A brotherhood.
- It's going to be all right?
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- You'll be all right.
- All right, fine.
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You will be a real Benga.
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[laughing] Anticipation
builds...
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[laughter]
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[both speaking French]
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♪
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More than 12 million
Africans were enslaved
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and trafficked from dozens
of outposts established
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along the coast of Africa.
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The transatlantic slave trade
existed for well over
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300 years and involved
more than 45,000 voyages.
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Most ships made it. Many didn't.
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In the early 1800s, even after
most countries banned the trade,
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illegal trafficking
was continuing.
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My ancestors could have
easily ended up on the illegal
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Spanish slaver, the "Guerrero."
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♪
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COREY: The "Guerrero" was
sailing to Cuba with almost
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600 African people on board.
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They sailed past the Bahamas.
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Stationed there was a British
navy ship, the "Nimble."
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The "Nimble" was there to
intercept illegal slave ships.
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They tried to stop "Guerrero."
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"Guerrero" took off.
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They got into a chase, they got
into a gun battle.
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Eventually, night fell.
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Both ships slammed into
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the Florida reef
somewhere off Key Largo.
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So beneath these waters now are
the puzzle pieces that are gonna
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help us reconstruct the story of
these two shipwrecks.
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And that's really
become my passion.
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I've invited the
DWP team to join me
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in the search
for the "Guerrero."
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KINGA: Hi, Corey!
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Hey, guys. How are you?
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You guys ready to do a
little bit of research?
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We are!
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JOSH: So what is this
story about the "Guerrero"
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and why do you think
it's the "Guerrero"?
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You know, the story
of "Guerrero" is really
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the story of two ships:
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"Guerrero," the slave ship, and
then the British navy schooner
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that was chasing it.
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And they got into a gun battle
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and they both smashed
into the reef.
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♪
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The "Nimble" ran aground and was
able to float itself off
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the reef by jettisoning
iron ballasts and cannonballs.
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But the slave ship "Guerrero"
crashed into the reef
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with such force that it sank.
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41 of the captive Africans
on board died.
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The "Nimble's" crew said
they could hear the screams
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crossing two miles of ocean.
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It had been their duty to save
the people on the "Guerrero,"
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but instead they
had accidentally
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chased them to their doom.
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We're going to
find the "Guerrero."
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There could be all kinds
of artifacts out there
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that are specific
to a slave ship.
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So here I have some
things to show you guys.
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ALL: Oh!
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These are all pieces recovered
from the other wrecks.
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So what's this guy?
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A tooth extractor.
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I remember in school,
we were taught some slaves
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wouldn't eat in protest.
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They would remove the teeth
so that they could shove food...
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- Right.
- ...in their mouth.
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Just visualizing that is
absolutely chilling.
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That my ancestor could've had
their teeth pulled
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to make them eat because
they needed to be strong
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in order to be bought.
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[gag reflex sound]
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And here is the real
telltale artifact.
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The essence of the slave
trade: a set of shackles.
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These were the iron
restraints designed
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to hold people two by two.
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Wrists?
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Wrists and generally ankles.
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You slid this 'U' onto
somebody's ankle.
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You took this other 'U', put it
on another person's ankle,
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and then those people
were joined together.
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It was shackled to two
people 'cause it makes it
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way more effective to
keep people from running.
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Right. If you're, you know,
hobbled
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to somebody else,
you can't swim. You can't run.
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- Right.
- You can't move.
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It was horrible.
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So, I know how I'm
feeling holding something
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like this, but this is, um,
it's just a different feeling.
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It's hard to articulate.
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To just have these
in my hand it just,
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it just hits a different note.
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I guess you could just see
in my face maybe... it's just...
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No, absolutely.
And there's no denying
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the cruelty of it when
you look at those things...
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- Yeah.
- ...and you know what they did.
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♪
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This initiation ceremony
you were telling me about today,
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what does it actually
really mean?
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For you, specifically, it means
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a reintegration
into Benga society.
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Your ancestor was
taken from this area,
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and you have been separated
from your Benga people
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for at least 250 years.
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Your coming back, having
identified yourself as a Benga,
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through DNA, was something
that was a shock
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to the Benga community because
of all the millions of Africans
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that left Africa,
to have a person in America
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be identified as
Benga was phenomenal.
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So to be integrated
into Benga society,
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you need to acquire
certain materials.
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One is the indigenous torch,
[speaks Benga],
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a flyswatter, [speaks Benga],
a cane, and a white cloth.
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Okay. So, I gotta go out
and get those things.
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Yes, you do.
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Okay. All right.
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♪
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All right. So we're going to
the fabric store first.
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What's the fabric for?
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The white cloth when
we're communing
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with the ancestors, white is
the color of the ancestors
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because they have white bones.
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00:13:14,532 --> 00:13:16,621
And white is the color of sperm.
252
00:13:16,752 --> 00:13:20,147
Oh, Okay. I'm trying
to figure that out.
253
00:13:20,277 --> 00:13:21,670
I wanna grab that.
254
00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,151
Oh, yeah... which
is the future generations.
255
00:13:24,281 --> 00:13:27,589
Because to procreate, sperm
and the ovum come together.
256
00:13:27,719 --> 00:13:29,156
Mm-hmm.
257
00:13:29,286 --> 00:13:31,723
And the white waves,
in traditional Benga,
258
00:13:31,854 --> 00:13:34,030
the land of the living
and the land of the dead
259
00:13:34,161 --> 00:13:35,945
is separated by a great river.
260
00:13:36,076 --> 00:13:37,381
Mm-hmm.
261
00:13:37,512 --> 00:13:39,427
And so, when you see
the white waves breaking,
262
00:13:39,557 --> 00:13:42,386
it's some of the ancestors
crossing the great river...
263
00:13:42,517 --> 00:13:43,799
- Mm-hmm.
- ...from the land of the dead
264
00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:45,085
to the land of the living.
265
00:13:45,215 --> 00:13:46,323
Okay. So, does this white cloth
266
00:13:46,347 --> 00:13:48,305
have to be a specific size or...
267
00:13:48,436 --> 00:13:49,176
Well, it has to be able
to wrap around your body.
268
00:13:49,306 --> 00:13:50,394
Wrap around the body.
269
00:13:50,525 --> 00:13:51,961
Yeah, yeah.
270
00:13:52,092 --> 00:13:53,093
♪
271
00:13:53,223 --> 00:13:54,423
So plain white or fancy white?
272
00:13:54,529 --> 00:13:55,617
What are we talking about?
273
00:13:55,747 --> 00:13:57,067
Plain white, plain
white, about...
274
00:13:57,097 --> 00:13:58,228
Plain as in how plain?
275
00:13:58,359 --> 00:13:59,553
A pure white,
because you're going
276
00:13:59,577 --> 00:14:04,147
to be joining the ancestors.
277
00:14:04,278 --> 00:14:05,603
I know. See, this
would be my preference.
278
00:14:05,627 --> 00:14:08,630
But I gotta get
something for a purpose.
279
00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,023
- Great.
- About 4 meters.
280
00:14:10,153 --> 00:14:11,241
Show you this.
281
00:14:11,372 --> 00:14:12,634
- I think that's it.
- Ah.
282
00:14:12,764 --> 00:14:13,959
Yeah, that's... That's better.
283
00:14:13,983 --> 00:14:15,482
That... That... that's
gonna be kickin' it.
284
00:14:15,506 --> 00:14:17,160
Looks good. Looks good to me.
285
00:14:17,291 --> 00:14:20,120
You just know how much
that is by looking at it?
286
00:14:20,250 --> 00:14:21,445
You don't have to
measure anything...
287
00:14:21,469 --> 00:14:23,123
You just start cutting.
288
00:14:23,253 --> 00:14:24,361
Yes, she says she's
been doing it a long time.
289
00:14:24,385 --> 00:14:28,650
Yeah, I believe it.
This is cool.
290
00:14:28,780 --> 00:14:29,651
- Yeah, cool.
- WOMAN: Very nice.
291
00:14:29,781 --> 00:14:32,393
- Très bien!
- Très bien!
292
00:14:32,523 --> 00:14:33,220
- Right.
- In Benga, "Bwamo."
293
00:14:33,350 --> 00:14:34,090
Bwamo.
294
00:14:34,221 --> 00:14:38,225
♪
295
00:14:38,355 --> 00:14:40,531
My aunt noticed that
you walk like a Benga man,
296
00:14:40,662 --> 00:14:42,161
because walking in the sand...
- Mm-hmm.
297
00:14:42,185 --> 00:14:45,493
...have a certain gait that,
you know, like you follow.
298
00:14:45,623 --> 00:14:48,104
She said "it's a typical Benga
man walking on the sand,"
299
00:14:48,235 --> 00:14:49,627
which is a good thing.
300
00:14:49,758 --> 00:14:51,760
- Is that what she said?
- Yeah, yeah.
301
00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:54,719
Okay. Well, there you have it.
302
00:14:54,850 --> 00:14:57,418
Stuff we don't know that we
have, but we got it.
303
00:14:57,548 --> 00:15:01,248
[horns honking]
304
00:15:01,378 --> 00:15:02,858
What else do I need?
305
00:15:02,989 --> 00:15:06,209
A fly swatter,
a torch and a cane.
306
00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:08,255
These guys should
have all three.
307
00:15:08,385 --> 00:15:11,084
They're instrument makers,
sculptors, real craftsmen.
308
00:15:11,214 --> 00:15:14,565
♪
309
00:15:14,696 --> 00:15:15,978
They're the experts in
traditional ceremonies,
310
00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:18,656
when the living and the
ancestors come together.
311
00:15:18,787 --> 00:15:20,354
♪
312
00:15:20,484 --> 00:15:22,834
All right, okay...
313
00:15:22,965 --> 00:15:25,098
might find what
I'm looking for in here.
314
00:15:25,228 --> 00:15:26,360
- Bonjour.
- FISTON: Bonjour.
315
00:15:26,490 --> 00:15:34,490
[speaks French]
316
00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:37,175
That's something I need, right?
317
00:15:37,284 --> 00:15:39,164
Yes. That's the [speaks Benga],
the fly swatter.
318
00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:40,199
Ah.
319
00:15:40,243 --> 00:15:41,636
[speaks French]
320
00:15:41,766 --> 00:15:42,637
Merci.
321
00:15:42,767 --> 00:15:44,247
[laughs]
322
00:15:44,378 --> 00:15:47,076
- [speaks Benga]
- [repeats phrase]
323
00:15:47,207 --> 00:15:49,122
[laughter]
324
00:15:49,252 --> 00:15:50,340
Is that the torch?
325
00:15:50,471 --> 00:15:54,388
[in French]
326
00:15:54,518 --> 00:15:57,086
So he's going to perform
a little ceremony here.
327
00:15:57,217 --> 00:16:00,176
♪
328
00:16:00,307 --> 00:16:05,138
[speaks French]
329
00:16:05,268 --> 00:16:06,617
Been blessed.
330
00:16:06,748 --> 00:16:08,141
Blessed. That's right.
331
00:16:08,271 --> 00:16:16,149
[speaks French]
332
00:16:16,279 --> 00:16:17,454
Merci. Beautiful!
333
00:16:17,585 --> 00:16:20,196
Okay, thank you very much.
334
00:16:20,327 --> 00:16:21,739
Okay, so I've got the fly
swatter... a torch.
335
00:16:21,763 --> 00:16:23,286
So what else do I need?
A cane, right?
336
00:16:23,417 --> 00:16:24,418
A cane...
337
00:16:24,548 --> 00:16:27,247
[speaks French]
338
00:16:27,377 --> 00:16:31,077
Now... I saw
the canes out there.
339
00:16:31,207 --> 00:16:34,384
Didn't touch me.
340
00:16:34,515 --> 00:16:36,865
But when I came in here,
sitting here watching you play,
341
00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:38,214
and I went, "Aw! Ahhh."
342
00:16:38,345 --> 00:16:40,477
[speaks French]
343
00:16:53,403 --> 00:16:54,665
Okay.
344
00:16:54,796 --> 00:16:56,624
Stayed like
that from the get-go.
345
00:16:56,754 --> 00:17:01,237
I love it the way it is.
Yeah, okay.
346
00:17:01,368 --> 00:17:02,693
And when you came in,
boom, it got to you.
347
00:17:02,717 --> 00:17:04,806
Mm-hmm. Sittin' here
waiting for me then.
348
00:17:04,936 --> 00:17:06,155
It sure is.
349
00:17:06,286 --> 00:17:08,244
[laughter]
350
00:17:08,375 --> 00:17:12,553
[Fiston playing music]
351
00:17:12,683 --> 00:17:14,163
I feel a kinship.
352
00:17:14,294 --> 00:17:22,294
[Fiston playing and singing]
353
00:17:23,868 --> 00:17:25,803
Listening to the music,
I couldn't help thinking that
354
00:17:25,827 --> 00:17:29,831
when millions of Africans went
down with the slave ships,
355
00:17:29,961 --> 00:17:32,225
our rich culture also
went down with them.
356
00:17:32,355 --> 00:17:36,707
[music continues]
357
00:17:36,838 --> 00:17:40,494
And what was lost at sea has
been forgotten for centuries.
358
00:17:40,624 --> 00:17:46,674
♪
359
00:17:46,804 --> 00:17:48,608
ALANNAH: We're eager to
head out and find a sunken
360
00:17:48,632 --> 00:17:50,286
slave ship called
the "Guerrero."
361
00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:52,201
- Hello!
- Kramer!
362
00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:54,073
Kramer!
363
00:17:54,203 --> 00:17:56,727
Senior diver Kramer Wimberley
joins the team.
364
00:17:56,858 --> 00:17:57,641
Now you get to come
play with us!
365
00:17:57,772 --> 00:17:59,469
Yes. I missed you guys.
366
00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,906
Corey fills us in on his plan...
367
00:18:02,037 --> 00:18:06,128
I think really in order
to find the "Guerrero,"
368
00:18:06,259 --> 00:18:07,714
we're going to have to find
evidence of the "Nimble."
369
00:18:07,738 --> 00:18:09,827
"Nimble" essentially
left a trail.
370
00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:14,484
♪
371
00:18:14,615 --> 00:18:16,921
"Nimble" had run up
onto the reef.
372
00:18:17,052 --> 00:18:20,447
They needed to lighten
their load.
373
00:18:20,577 --> 00:18:22,537
They were able to free
themselves by throwing over
374
00:18:22,666 --> 00:18:25,843
iron ballast blocks and
cannonballs.
375
00:18:25,974 --> 00:18:29,978
They got anchored up, and then
their anchor line parted.
376
00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,981
They drifted onto the reef again
and they threw over more
377
00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:37,203
cannonballs, ballasts,
more shot, and a small cannon.
378
00:18:37,333 --> 00:18:39,596
♪
379
00:18:39,727 --> 00:18:41,511
So we're looking for things
380
00:18:41,642 --> 00:18:43,513
that the "Nimble" threw off.
381
00:18:43,644 --> 00:18:45,602
Exactly. Those are our clues.
382
00:18:45,733 --> 00:18:48,562
So the biggest clue we have in
the historical record
383
00:18:48,692 --> 00:18:52,392
in all of this is the position
of the "Nimble" the morning
384
00:18:52,522 --> 00:18:55,786
after the ships hit the reef.
385
00:18:55,917 --> 00:18:58,441
The "Nimble" was towed
to safety off the reef,
386
00:18:58,572 --> 00:19:01,618
and the captain took
his bearings.
387
00:19:01,749 --> 00:19:04,665
And we know where that spot
was. That was right here.
388
00:19:04,795 --> 00:19:09,583
So we know that the "Nimble"
was anchored here after,
389
00:19:09,713 --> 00:19:11,474
but we don't actually know
where it hit the reef, right?
390
00:19:11,498 --> 00:19:12,890
Right. Exactly.
391
00:19:13,021 --> 00:19:16,503
So what we have to do is account
for things like the wind
392
00:19:16,633 --> 00:19:19,636
and the weather at that time
and which direction the ships
393
00:19:19,767 --> 00:19:21,377
were sailing when they hit.
394
00:19:21,508 --> 00:19:23,597
When you take in all the
historical evidence,
395
00:19:23,727 --> 00:19:26,861
it makes it pretty clear
that those two ships hit
396
00:19:26,991 --> 00:19:31,953
at either here at Area "A,"
Area "B" or Area "C."
397
00:19:32,083 --> 00:19:36,784
If we can find evidence of the
"Nimble" in these areas,
398
00:19:36,914 --> 00:19:39,047
I think that's gonna
help us pinpoint
399
00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,615
the location of the "Guerrero,"
400
00:19:41,745 --> 00:19:44,400
and of the captive
Africans who perished there.
401
00:19:44,531 --> 00:19:46,141
Today these areas are separated.
402
00:19:46,272 --> 00:19:48,143
You have the park
and the sanctuary.
403
00:19:48,274 --> 00:19:50,711
Yeah, Kramer, if you
want to go up to Area "A,"
404
00:19:50,841 --> 00:19:52,452
the northernmost spot,
405
00:19:52,582 --> 00:19:55,629
up in Biscayne National Park and
do some exploring with the folks
406
00:19:55,759 --> 00:19:58,197
from the Biscayne team,
and the rest of us,
407
00:19:58,327 --> 00:20:01,983
we'll go down to Areas "B"
and "C" and take a look around
408
00:20:02,113 --> 00:20:03,113
and see what's there.
409
00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:04,290
- All right.
- Okay.
410
00:20:04,420 --> 00:20:06,683
♪
411
00:20:06,814 --> 00:20:08,816
JOSHUA MORANO: Time in
the water will be now.
412
00:20:08,946 --> 00:20:11,210
Time out will be noon.
Out. Copy.
413
00:20:11,340 --> 00:20:13,386
To the untrained eye,
a shipwreck may look like
414
00:20:13,516 --> 00:20:16,040
nothing more than a coral reef.
415
00:20:16,171 --> 00:20:17,670
And so there are tiny little
puzzle pieces on these wrecks
416
00:20:17,694 --> 00:20:21,742
that we as archaeologists look
for specifically that help us
417
00:20:21,872 --> 00:20:24,658
date wrecks and help us
identify maybe nationality,
418
00:20:24,788 --> 00:20:25,615
who made them,
how large they are,
419
00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:26,964
what they were utilized for.
420
00:20:27,095 --> 00:20:29,619
So any artifact
we find of British design
421
00:20:29,750 --> 00:20:32,143
could be from the "Nimble."
422
00:20:32,274 --> 00:20:34,407
And any artifact
of Spanish design,
423
00:20:34,537 --> 00:20:35,645
from the slave ship, "Guerrero."
424
00:20:35,669 --> 00:20:43,669
♪
425
00:20:50,597 --> 00:20:56,646
♪
426
00:20:56,777 --> 00:20:58,668
If the "Nimble" 's crew tossed
over any large metal objects
427
00:20:58,692 --> 00:21:03,610
in this area, our detector
should pick it up.
428
00:21:03,740 --> 00:21:11,740
[sound detector crackling]
429
00:21:13,576 --> 00:21:21,576
[sound detector pinging]
430
00:21:22,237 --> 00:21:26,459
It looks like we've
found something big.
431
00:21:26,589 --> 00:21:34,589
♪
432
00:21:35,729 --> 00:21:36,793
Gabon's Minister of
Environment, Lee White,
433
00:21:36,817 --> 00:21:41,212
is taking me to
Loango National Park,
434
00:21:41,343 --> 00:21:45,391
a place he says is
relevant to my ancestry.
435
00:21:45,521 --> 00:21:48,611
Where the rainforest comes
right smack down to the ocean.
436
00:21:48,742 --> 00:21:50,613
♪
437
00:21:50,744 --> 00:21:54,051
What percentage
of Gabon is rainforest?
438
00:21:54,182 --> 00:21:56,532
- LEE: Gabon is 88%.
- 88?
439
00:21:56,663 --> 00:21:57,968
- ...forest.
- Wow.
440
00:21:58,099 --> 00:22:00,144
So, it's the second
most forested
441
00:22:00,275 --> 00:22:01,363
country on the planet.
442
00:22:12,635 --> 00:22:15,159
- Wow!
- Yeah.
443
00:22:15,290 --> 00:22:18,119
Gabon is about 10%
of the African rainforest,
444
00:22:18,249 --> 00:22:20,295
but we have over
60% of the forest
445
00:22:20,426 --> 00:22:22,950
elephants today,
which shows how Gabon
446
00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:24,343
has been so well preserved.
447
00:22:44,841 --> 00:22:47,104
[laughs]
448
00:22:47,235 --> 00:22:49,324
Today we have what
we call "eco-guards"...
449
00:22:49,455 --> 00:22:52,240
what you'd call "rangers,"
trained to go out and patrol
450
00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:54,721
the forests and fight
against the poachers.
451
00:22:54,851 --> 00:22:56,723
- Literally?
- Literally.
452
00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:58,899
We're having gun battles
about once a month.
453
00:22:59,029 --> 00:23:00,596
Wow. And what are they after?
454
00:23:00,727 --> 00:23:01,945
- Ivory.
- Wow.
455
00:23:02,076 --> 00:23:03,730
Just like in the slave days,
456
00:23:03,860 --> 00:23:06,036
people came here for slaves,
for ivory, and for ebony.
457
00:23:06,167 --> 00:23:07,603
It's still the same thing.
458
00:23:07,734 --> 00:23:10,040
The elephant ivory is worth
$2000 a kilo
459
00:23:10,171 --> 00:23:12,608
on the black market.
460
00:23:12,739 --> 00:23:13,899
[helicopter noise over voice]
461
00:23:26,013 --> 00:23:28,972
In this beautiful,
now protected park,
462
00:23:29,103 --> 00:23:31,235
there hides a terrible history.
463
00:23:31,366 --> 00:23:34,891
Lee says there's an area we can
prove was once used to confine
464
00:23:35,022 --> 00:23:36,719
close to a million
enslaved Africans
465
00:23:36,850 --> 00:23:38,650
before they were shipped
across the Atlantic.
466
00:24:00,787 --> 00:24:07,010
♪
467
00:24:07,141 --> 00:24:08,882
Lee's arranged to put down here,
468
00:24:09,012 --> 00:24:12,189
then he says we'll head toward
the river mouth to uncover
469
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,845
evidence showing just how
massive the slave trade was.
470
00:24:15,976 --> 00:24:20,720
♪
471
00:24:20,850 --> 00:24:23,897
- Okay.
- Merci! Wow.
472
00:24:24,027 --> 00:24:26,769
There we go, welcome
to Loango National Park.
473
00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:28,815
Loango National Park.
The ocean's there, right?
474
00:24:28,945 --> 00:24:30,773
The ocean's that way.
475
00:24:30,904 --> 00:24:33,428
So, end of the road
for whoever walked or rowed down
476
00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:35,079
the river over here right?
- Or walked.
477
00:24:35,125 --> 00:24:36,692
For three months
to get here from-
478
00:24:36,823 --> 00:24:37,903
Three months of walking or?
479
00:24:37,954 --> 00:24:40,348
- Carrying a big 40-kilo tusk...
- Yeah.
480
00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:42,350
...or a chunk of ebony.
481
00:24:42,481 --> 00:24:43,721
Right. And then getting chained
482
00:24:43,786 --> 00:24:44,937
into a boat
somewhere over there.
483
00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:45,788
- Yeah.
- Wow.
484
00:24:45,919 --> 00:24:49,966
♪
485
00:24:50,097 --> 00:24:53,709
So 200, 250 years ago,
what was this area called?
486
00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:55,929
Well, this was
the Kingdom of Loango
487
00:24:56,059 --> 00:24:58,148
and by the late 18th century,
488
00:24:58,279 --> 00:24:59,846
it was responsible
for roughly half
489
00:24:59,976 --> 00:25:03,371
of all the slave transports
from West Africa.
490
00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:06,809
Trade routes were opened up from
here deep into the interior
491
00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:08,855
to exploit the riches
of the rainforest.
492
00:25:08,985 --> 00:25:15,165
Most importantly, sadly,
African men, women and children.
493
00:25:15,296 --> 00:25:17,733
We don't bring tourists
this way... not much.
494
00:25:17,864 --> 00:25:22,085
This is Ntchorongove Village.
495
00:25:22,216 --> 00:25:25,611
Yup, I used to be
barefoot on roads like this.
496
00:25:25,741 --> 00:25:29,440
You know it kind of feels like
when I was a kid, in Georgia,
497
00:25:29,571 --> 00:25:31,921
walking in dirt like
this and hanging out.
498
00:25:32,052 --> 00:25:34,402
You know, there were shacks,
stuff like this in the area
499
00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:37,840
where I lived, so it's kind of,
it feels very familiar.
500
00:25:37,971 --> 00:25:40,495
When I looked
at the clothesline,
501
00:25:40,626 --> 00:25:41,690
which is actually what
attracted me down here,
502
00:25:41,714 --> 00:25:43,846
when I saw those clothes
hanging on the line.
503
00:25:43,977 --> 00:25:45,500
I was like
"Oh, that looks familiar."
504
00:25:45,631 --> 00:25:47,807
I just walked down.
It just felt like, you know,
505
00:25:47,937 --> 00:25:50,766
it felt like a piece
of my childhood.
506
00:25:50,897 --> 00:25:54,117
So, doesn't feel, doesn't
feel strange at all.
507
00:25:54,248 --> 00:25:55,771
Yeah, familiar.
508
00:25:55,902 --> 00:25:58,644
It touches something inside me.
509
00:25:58,774 --> 00:26:02,430
♪
510
00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:04,824
LEE: We're headed to Iguela.
511
00:26:04,954 --> 00:26:08,871
It's a massive lagoon
over 85 square miles
512
00:26:09,002 --> 00:26:13,920
with lots of little islands.
513
00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:16,879
Over a million slaves were
shipped from this region
514
00:26:17,010 --> 00:26:19,316
and trafficked directly
to the Americas.
515
00:26:19,447 --> 00:26:26,410
♪
516
00:26:26,541 --> 00:26:28,325
[speaks French]
517
00:26:42,949 --> 00:26:45,168
♪
518
00:26:45,299 --> 00:26:46,493
Most of the slaves
from here went to Brazil.
519
00:26:46,517 --> 00:26:47,823
Mm-hmm.
520
00:26:47,954 --> 00:26:51,871
But they found the record
of the first known slave
521
00:26:52,001 --> 00:26:54,090
from Gabon who went
to South Carolina.
522
00:26:54,221 --> 00:26:55,744
It was 1720.
523
00:26:55,875 --> 00:26:58,138
No kidding.
524
00:26:58,268 --> 00:26:59,376
He could have been on the same
boat as my ancestors.
525
00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:04,231
[animal grunting]
526
00:27:04,361 --> 00:27:05,145
There's an elephant right there.
527
00:27:05,275 --> 00:27:06,625
Where?
528
00:27:06,755 --> 00:27:08,844
Isn't that an elephant
in there, right there?
529
00:27:08,975 --> 00:27:11,412
- Yeah, that...
- Amazing.
530
00:27:11,542 --> 00:27:13,849
It looks like it's on its own.
531
00:27:13,980 --> 00:27:15,808
It's probably a lone male.
532
00:27:15,938 --> 00:27:20,987
[elephant trumpeting]
533
00:27:21,117 --> 00:27:24,033
So in terms of the amount
of ivory being transported
534
00:27:24,164 --> 00:27:25,513
on this river,
what was the number
535
00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:27,950
of elephants lost at that time?
536
00:27:28,081 --> 00:27:31,519
Probably hundreds of
thousands of elephants.
537
00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:35,958
The whole coastal Gabon
and Congo was basically devoid
538
00:27:36,089 --> 00:27:38,352
of elephants by
the time they finished.
539
00:27:38,482 --> 00:27:41,007
By the time they finished.
540
00:27:41,137 --> 00:27:44,488
And they severely depleted
the human population as well.
541
00:27:44,619 --> 00:27:45,727
They were just
another commodity.
542
00:27:45,751 --> 00:27:49,058
Moved down these rivers
all the way to the coast
543
00:27:49,189 --> 00:27:50,799
where they would be sold off.
544
00:27:50,930 --> 00:27:51,930
Shackled and shipped.
545
00:27:52,018 --> 00:27:53,584
Yeah. There were hundreds
546
00:27:53,715 --> 00:27:55,848
of slave boats coming down here.
547
00:27:55,978 --> 00:28:03,682
[speaks French]
548
00:28:03,812 --> 00:28:06,554
And so, literally, there
are millions of oysters,
549
00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:10,297
and they've built up the level
of these islands 4 meters.
550
00:28:10,427 --> 00:28:11,864
So what just looks like earth,
551
00:28:11,994 --> 00:28:15,737
is actually millions and
millions of oyster shells piled
552
00:28:15,868 --> 00:28:19,959
upon each other. That was the
only food that the captive
553
00:28:20,089 --> 00:28:22,178
peoples had to eat
when they were here.
554
00:28:22,309 --> 00:28:24,920
That's right, your last
meal before you get on a boat
555
00:28:25,051 --> 00:28:27,227
to be sailed off to Brazil.
556
00:28:27,357 --> 00:28:30,491
So that really
is an oyster bank.
557
00:28:30,621 --> 00:28:35,191
They're razor-sharp.
558
00:28:35,322 --> 00:28:38,542
Until Richard came, nobody
thought that's a relic
559
00:28:38,673 --> 00:28:41,023
of the slave trade.
560
00:28:41,154 --> 00:28:43,194
And then you start to think
about how many people...
561
00:28:43,286 --> 00:28:44,505
it's acres worth.
562
00:28:44,635 --> 00:28:46,028
Covering how much space?
563
00:28:46,159 --> 00:28:47,900
That's two and a half
thousand acres.
564
00:28:48,030 --> 00:28:49,510
Two and a half thousand acres?
565
00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:53,383
Okay that's
a... that's ridiculous.
566
00:28:53,514 --> 00:28:54,341
- Of... Of oysters.
- Of oysters, like that?
567
00:28:54,471 --> 00:28:57,692
That deep.
568
00:28:57,823 --> 00:28:59,912
It's just thousands
and thousands
569
00:29:00,042 --> 00:29:01,522
and thousands of poor people.
570
00:29:01,652 --> 00:29:08,398
[boat motor rumbling]
571
00:29:08,529 --> 00:29:09,965
So this is where they would
572
00:29:10,096 --> 00:29:11,401
first see the big ships, right?
573
00:29:11,532 --> 00:29:12,838
So right out there?
574
00:29:12,968 --> 00:29:15,579
Yeah, they might well
see the ships offshore.
575
00:29:15,710 --> 00:29:18,582
For those who were taken
from the interior,
576
00:29:18,713 --> 00:29:20,604
it would've been the first time
they'd ever seen the ocean.
577
00:29:20,628 --> 00:29:22,717
It must've been terrifying.
578
00:29:22,848 --> 00:29:26,068
The first place you
would've seen the big ships
579
00:29:26,199 --> 00:29:27,853
waiting to be filled
with people.
580
00:29:27,983 --> 00:29:30,769
♪
581
00:29:30,899 --> 00:29:33,336
Once again, we look
at the disparate reality
582
00:29:33,467 --> 00:29:36,296
of the slave trade.
583
00:29:36,426 --> 00:29:38,515
I mean, the beauty
of what this is,
584
00:29:38,646 --> 00:29:43,129
just looking at it, this turns
to like a real gateway to hell
585
00:29:43,259 --> 00:29:46,219
for the people who were
seeing it for the last time.
586
00:29:46,349 --> 00:29:48,221
Yeah, today it's
tropical paradise
587
00:29:48,351 --> 00:29:50,005
but 200 years ago,
hell on earth.
588
00:29:50,136 --> 00:29:54,836
♪
589
00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:57,273
From here, the next stop
could've been places like
590
00:29:57,404 --> 00:30:01,016
Brazil, Cuba, the U.S...
591
00:30:01,147 --> 00:30:02,539
or the bottom of the ocean.
592
00:30:02,670 --> 00:30:10,670
♪
593
00:30:10,939 --> 00:30:12,854
So we're diving and
we're looking for what Corey
594
00:30:12,985 --> 00:30:16,162
believes could be a trail of
evidence tossed overboard
595
00:30:16,292 --> 00:30:18,294
by the British crew
of the ship, the "Nimble,"
596
00:30:18,425 --> 00:30:20,644
which was in hot pursuit
of the Spanish slave ship,
597
00:30:20,775 --> 00:30:21,645
the "Guerrero."
598
00:30:21,776 --> 00:30:24,170
[men grunting]
599
00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:26,737
So we're looking for cannons,
cannonballs, anchors,
600
00:30:26,868 --> 00:30:30,350
pretty much anything that could
be indicative of a 19th century
601
00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:31,480
British Navy ship.
602
00:30:31,568 --> 00:30:37,531
♪
603
00:30:37,661 --> 00:30:39,794
So this is a protected
area, and we're not allowed
604
00:30:39,925 --> 00:30:41,622
to recover anything
from the bottom.
605
00:30:41,752 --> 00:30:45,191
So by taking
high-resolution imagery,
606
00:30:45,321 --> 00:30:48,324
Corey can bring that back to
his lab and render 3D images
607
00:30:48,455 --> 00:30:50,085
so we can all study
and observe it safely.
608
00:30:50,109 --> 00:30:53,677
♪
609
00:30:53,808 --> 00:30:55,592
[filtered voice]
Yeah, look at that.
610
00:30:55,723 --> 00:30:56,898
What do you think?
611
00:30:57,029 --> 00:31:01,424
Oh, wow, this is a big block
of iron ballast.
612
00:31:01,555 --> 00:31:05,254
It's about 3 feet long.
613
00:31:05,385 --> 00:31:08,388
The 3D will really allow us
to get some wonderful details.
614
00:31:08,518 --> 00:31:10,825
So here is a ballast.
615
00:31:10,956 --> 00:31:14,394
It was used in the bottom
of the ship to make the ship
616
00:31:14,524 --> 00:31:16,744
bottom heavy, so when
the sails filled with wind,
617
00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:18,311
the ship didn't tip over.
618
00:31:18,441 --> 00:31:19,747
It fits exactly
with what we know
619
00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:21,967
the "Nimble" threw overboard.
620
00:31:22,097 --> 00:31:25,187
♪
621
00:31:25,318 --> 00:31:26,754
But all ships have
ballasts onboard,
622
00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:30,845
so we can't say for sure that
this is from the "Nimble."
623
00:31:30,976 --> 00:31:32,736
We're going to have to
keep looking for a needle
624
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,631
in a 200-year-old haystack.
625
00:31:34,762 --> 00:31:38,070
♪
626
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:43,423
[boat motor rumbling]
627
00:31:43,553 --> 00:31:46,643
We had a big hit on
the metal detector in this area.
628
00:31:46,774 --> 00:31:50,343
There's only one way to figure
out what it is... dredging.
629
00:31:50,473 --> 00:31:56,349
♪
630
00:31:56,479 --> 00:31:57,848
[filtered voice]
Water entering that tube
631
00:31:57,872 --> 00:32:01,180
at such a high velocity
will create suction.
632
00:32:01,310 --> 00:32:02,592
It's the equivalent
of a giant vacuum.
633
00:32:02,616 --> 00:32:10,616
♪
634
00:32:13,888 --> 00:32:16,021
When we first saw it,
I didn't know what it was.
635
00:32:16,151 --> 00:32:17,587
♪
636
00:32:17,718 --> 00:32:19,285
But as we kept on working,
637
00:32:19,415 --> 00:32:21,852
it just kept on getting
bigger and bigger.
638
00:32:21,983 --> 00:32:26,814
And I knew at that point it was
going to be something good.
639
00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:29,817
[filtered voice] It's a gun,
which is a very exciting find.
640
00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:31,601
What it is, is a carronade...
641
00:32:31,732 --> 00:32:34,517
A small cannon used
by the British.
642
00:32:34,648 --> 00:32:38,304
Now right here you see
a very fine taper.
643
00:32:38,434 --> 00:32:41,872
This is called the nozzle,
and it's particularly dateable.
644
00:32:42,003 --> 00:32:45,224
They didn't have these on most
carronades before 1815.
645
00:32:45,354 --> 00:32:46,834
So this particular gun
probably dates
646
00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:50,577
from about the 1815 to 1830.
647
00:32:50,707 --> 00:32:51,987
It's a single piece of a puzzle.
648
00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,450
But this is a very
big piece to that puzzle.
649
00:32:54,581 --> 00:32:57,410
♪
650
00:32:57,540 --> 00:32:59,760
The carronade
is about 200 years old.
651
00:32:59,890 --> 00:33:01,805
And it fits the time
of the "Nimble."
652
00:33:01,936 --> 00:33:06,071
So I think we're on the right
track to finding the "Guerrero."
653
00:33:06,201 --> 00:33:14,201
♪
654
00:33:18,692 --> 00:33:21,521
[children laughing]
655
00:33:21,651 --> 00:33:23,305
The Benga people here in Gabon
656
00:33:23,436 --> 00:33:25,873
have called me
a "lost son returned."
657
00:33:26,004 --> 00:33:31,357
And so, as part of being
welcomed back into the tribe,
658
00:33:31,487 --> 00:33:34,229
it's customary that
I meet the clan elders.
659
00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:35,230
[speak in native language]
660
00:33:35,361 --> 00:33:37,841
Ah, how are you, sir?
661
00:33:37,972 --> 00:33:41,584
The leaders representing
23 Benga clans.
662
00:33:41,715 --> 00:33:49,715
[Benga people singing
in native language]
663
00:33:54,815 --> 00:33:57,600
And then, the man
in charge of it all.
664
00:33:57,731 --> 00:34:00,864
Today, I'm meeting
the Benga king.
665
00:34:00,995 --> 00:34:03,302
[singing continues]
666
00:34:03,432 --> 00:34:07,219
[speaks in native language]
667
00:34:07,349 --> 00:34:15,349
[singing continues]
668
00:34:17,577 --> 00:34:23,496
[speaks in native language]
669
00:34:23,626 --> 00:34:25,280
"Tell our brother
that there is much joy
670
00:34:25,411 --> 00:34:27,413
and happiness on this day."
671
00:34:27,543 --> 00:34:28,999
There is much joy
and happiness on this day.
672
00:34:29,023 --> 00:34:30,303
KING:
[speaks in native language]
673
00:34:30,416 --> 00:34:30,938
- To receive him.
- My heart is full.
674
00:34:31,069 --> 00:34:39,069
[speak in native language]
675
00:34:45,953 --> 00:34:53,953
[speak in native language]
676
00:34:55,702 --> 00:34:57,573
[laughs]
677
00:34:57,704 --> 00:35:01,403
[speak in native language]
678
00:35:01,534 --> 00:35:02,578
[bell ringing]
679
00:35:02,709 --> 00:35:07,670
[chant in native language]
680
00:35:07,801 --> 00:35:11,239
[crowd cheering]
681
00:35:11,370 --> 00:35:12,632
[Benga people singing]
682
00:35:33,653 --> 00:35:41,653
♪
683
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:45,708
We do know that the "Nimble"
actually threw
684
00:35:45,839 --> 00:35:50,496
a small cannon over,
called a carronade,
685
00:35:50,626 --> 00:35:54,152
to help lighten its load once
it had hit one of the reefs.
686
00:35:54,282 --> 00:35:56,850
So we're adding
the discovery of the ballast
687
00:35:56,980 --> 00:35:58,940
to the carronade that
Kramer and Joshua discovered
688
00:35:59,069 --> 00:36:01,637
less than two miles away.
689
00:36:01,768 --> 00:36:05,163
So really we just need to keep
compiling that evidence.
690
00:36:05,293 --> 00:36:08,557
[filtered voice] Oh, my God,
that's the anchor.
691
00:36:08,688 --> 00:36:11,473
Amongst all this turtle grass,
it just really stands out.
692
00:36:11,604 --> 00:36:16,783
♪
693
00:36:16,913 --> 00:36:20,047
You can see this anchor
is set into the ground.
694
00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:23,572
One fluke is completely
buried, one sticks up.
695
00:36:23,703 --> 00:36:27,707
Somebody was actively using
this when they lost it.
696
00:36:27,837 --> 00:36:30,623
Now it's kind of hard to say
for sure if this is indeed
697
00:36:30,753 --> 00:36:34,540
The "Nimble" 's anchor,
but I'll say this,
698
00:36:34,670 --> 00:36:38,021
it's the right size for what
the "Nimble" would have carried,
699
00:36:38,152 --> 00:36:39,782
it's the right design
for the time period,
700
00:36:39,806 --> 00:36:44,071
and it's in exactly
the right location.
701
00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:46,334
- Oh, my God.
- Whoa.
702
00:36:46,465 --> 00:36:47,465
[laughter]
703
00:36:47,509 --> 00:36:48,815
Isn't that awesome?
704
00:36:48,945 --> 00:36:51,470
And "Nimble" lost two anchors...
705
00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:55,038
One that matches
perfectly with this.
706
00:36:55,169 --> 00:36:56,233
[filtered voice]
This anchor, I think
707
00:36:56,257 --> 00:36:57,954
is an important part of evidence
708
00:36:58,085 --> 00:37:00,957
for the story of
the "Guerrero" and "Nimble."
709
00:37:01,088 --> 00:37:04,570
Really matches closely with
the evidence that we have.
710
00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:06,920
It's really something.
711
00:37:07,050 --> 00:37:10,053
Really wonderful to see this.
712
00:37:10,184 --> 00:37:13,535
This anchor, along with the
ballast and the carronade,
713
00:37:13,666 --> 00:37:17,104
really shows that
the evidence is piling up.
714
00:37:17,235 --> 00:37:20,107
It all points to the hazardous
line the "Nimble" took
715
00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:22,979
on the high seas chase for
the slave ship "Guerrero."
716
00:37:23,110 --> 00:37:25,634
♪
717
00:37:25,765 --> 00:37:27,656
The ship logs from the "Nimble"
note that the crew
718
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,509
threw over iron shot
and cannonballs.
719
00:37:30,639 --> 00:37:34,295
So, uh, pretty specific stuff.
720
00:37:34,426 --> 00:37:38,125
And I think, you know, if we can
see that kind of material,
721
00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:39,822
we're hot on the trail.
722
00:37:39,953 --> 00:37:42,782
[filtered voice]
Look, the copper nail
723
00:37:42,912 --> 00:37:46,046
just sitting here.
724
00:37:46,176 --> 00:37:48,483
It's a good find, but not
what we're looking for.
725
00:37:48,614 --> 00:37:52,487
♪
726
00:37:52,618 --> 00:37:54,750
[filtered voice] Oh, wow.
727
00:37:54,881 --> 00:37:56,578
Yeah, look at that.
728
00:37:56,709 --> 00:38:00,103
This is a little hard to see
with all the growth on it.
729
00:38:00,234 --> 00:38:04,064
But what we have here
are two cannonballs.
730
00:38:04,194 --> 00:38:06,153
You can see one here
and one here,
731
00:38:06,284 --> 00:38:08,024
and they're all fused together,
732
00:38:08,155 --> 00:38:10,897
and they look like
a miniature reef here.
733
00:38:11,027 --> 00:38:12,377
Oh!
734
00:38:12,507 --> 00:38:14,292
Look at that.
735
00:38:14,422 --> 00:38:15,791
And now we're
starting to find them
736
00:38:15,815 --> 00:38:17,425
everywhere down here.
737
00:38:17,556 --> 00:38:18,861
[filtred voice] Wow!
738
00:38:18,992 --> 00:38:21,516
Another iron cannonball,
sitting on the reef.
739
00:38:21,647 --> 00:38:25,651
♪
740
00:38:25,781 --> 00:38:28,523
It's amazing.
There's just stuff everywhere.
741
00:38:28,654 --> 00:38:31,918
♪
742
00:38:32,048 --> 00:38:36,531
This fits our scenario
of the "Nimble" throwing over
743
00:38:36,662 --> 00:38:40,622
lots of iron cannonballs.
744
00:38:40,753 --> 00:38:43,756
When you combine all these
iron cannonballs with
745
00:38:43,886 --> 00:38:46,541
the iron ballast, it just fits
the historical record perfectly.
746
00:38:46,672 --> 00:38:54,288
♪
747
00:38:54,419 --> 00:38:57,944
So many cannonballs.
Huge cannonballs.
748
00:38:58,074 --> 00:39:00,990
I bet we saw at least
12 of them.
749
00:39:01,121 --> 00:39:02,514
Productive dive!
750
00:39:02,644 --> 00:39:04,690
♪
751
00:39:04,820 --> 00:39:07,910
Gosh, if this is the actual
site of, you know,
752
00:39:08,041 --> 00:39:12,480
the "Nimble" and the "Guerrero"
is around here somewhere then...
753
00:39:12,611 --> 00:39:14,569
I think we can find it.
754
00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:16,179
♪
755
00:39:16,310 --> 00:39:20,836
[birds chirping]
756
00:39:20,967 --> 00:39:24,710
♪
757
00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:26,451
[animal screeching]
758
00:39:26,581 --> 00:39:31,194
♪
759
00:39:31,325 --> 00:39:33,414
Right on the borders of
the sacred village
760
00:39:33,545 --> 00:39:36,374
where their kings are
enthroned are the forests
761
00:39:36,504 --> 00:39:39,464
the Benga believe contain
ancestral spirits.
762
00:39:39,594 --> 00:39:47,594
♪
763
00:39:54,522 --> 00:39:58,439
♪
764
00:39:58,570 --> 00:40:01,311
The king has invited me
here to witness a ceremony
765
00:40:01,442 --> 00:40:04,140
that's incredibly important
in their oral tradition.
766
00:40:04,271 --> 00:40:06,839
♪
767
00:40:06,969 --> 00:40:11,278
It takes the better part of a
day because members of the tribe
768
00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:15,891
re-enact the Benga's entire
migration history
769
00:40:16,022 --> 00:40:20,113
from their early days in
the Sahara, to these
770
00:40:20,243 --> 00:40:22,898
tribal battles in the dense
interior forests.
771
00:40:23,029 --> 00:40:26,859
[chants in native language]
772
00:40:26,989 --> 00:40:31,080
And finally their victorious
arrival at the Atlantic coast.
773
00:40:31,211 --> 00:40:34,693
[continues chanting]
774
00:40:34,823 --> 00:40:41,656
[speaks in native language]
775
00:40:41,787 --> 00:40:43,441
[sing in native language]
776
00:41:01,894 --> 00:41:03,678
This is how the Benga
pass on their story
777
00:41:03,809 --> 00:41:06,464
to the new generations...
778
00:41:06,594 --> 00:41:09,684
and now to me,
a "lost son returned."
779
00:41:09,815 --> 00:41:11,469
[chant in native language]
780
00:41:34,927 --> 00:41:37,233
This is the rich culture
that was severed
781
00:41:37,364 --> 00:41:40,367
from my ancestors when
the European slavers tore them
782
00:41:40,498 --> 00:41:42,195
from these coastal forests.
783
00:41:42,325 --> 00:41:43,849
[chanting continues]
784
00:41:43,979 --> 00:41:46,068
I guess a lot of people
would be very emotional
785
00:41:46,199 --> 00:41:49,855
about it, but I absorb it
in another way:
786
00:41:49,985 --> 00:41:55,382
as validation of being part of
a group of party people,
787
00:41:55,513 --> 00:41:57,819
or warriors that know how
to roll with the punches.
788
00:41:57,950 --> 00:42:02,215
So, I count myself
as being from, you know,
789
00:42:02,345 --> 00:42:04,217
a tribe of survivors.
790
00:42:04,347 --> 00:42:12,347
[singing continues]
791
00:42:15,271 --> 00:42:18,753
[birds chirping,
animal squawking]
792
00:42:18,884 --> 00:42:23,715
♪
793
00:42:23,845 --> 00:42:25,543
We got a good start.
794
00:42:25,673 --> 00:42:28,154
We're on the right track
trying to follow the trail
795
00:42:28,284 --> 00:42:29,851
of the artifacts of
the "Nimble,"
796
00:42:29,982 --> 00:42:32,462
and it looks like
our efforts are paying off.
797
00:42:32,593 --> 00:42:34,334
I think today, uh,
we're gonna find
798
00:42:34,464 --> 00:42:37,206
some things from the "Guerrero."
799
00:42:37,337 --> 00:42:41,950
The carronade we believe could
be Nimble's was discovered here.
800
00:42:42,081 --> 00:42:45,824
We found the jettisoned ballast
and the cannonballs here.
801
00:42:45,954 --> 00:42:48,043
And the anchor was
discovered here.
802
00:42:48,174 --> 00:42:50,089
We're connecting the dots.
803
00:42:50,219 --> 00:42:52,918
These are really looking like
the strike points where "Nimble"
804
00:42:53,048 --> 00:42:55,398
hit the reef while pursuing
the Spanish slave ship,
805
00:42:55,529 --> 00:42:57,226
and considering that,
806
00:42:57,357 --> 00:43:01,056
we could right now be
on top of "Guerrero."
807
00:43:01,187 --> 00:43:02,971
We're looking
for any conclusive evidence
808
00:43:03,102 --> 00:43:07,106
that will tie this location
to the final resting place
809
00:43:07,236 --> 00:43:09,674
of the 41 enslaved.
810
00:43:09,804 --> 00:43:11,850
Diving the site,
811
00:43:11,980 --> 00:43:13,262
it just brings it
closer to reality,
812
00:43:13,286 --> 00:43:17,595
closer to those people
who were murdered here,
813
00:43:17,725 --> 00:43:21,163
who were captured here,
who were tortured here.
814
00:43:21,294 --> 00:43:23,818
The 41 who died here.
815
00:43:23,949 --> 00:43:31,949
♪
816
00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:41,531
♪
817
00:43:41,662 --> 00:43:45,579
A ballast stone,
a lonely ballast stone.
818
00:43:45,710 --> 00:43:47,842
It's just a rock that was
in the bottom of the ship
819
00:43:47,973 --> 00:43:50,105
to make the ship bottom-heavy.
820
00:43:50,236 --> 00:43:51,866
To me it looks like a rock,
is a rock, is a rock.
821
00:43:51,890 --> 00:43:53,282
Well, yeah...
822
00:43:53,413 --> 00:43:54,153
Well, you don't really have
big rocks like that.
823
00:43:54,283 --> 00:43:55,633
That's exactly right.
824
00:43:55,763 --> 00:43:57,939
Around here in the Keys,
it's all limestone.
825
00:43:58,070 --> 00:44:01,551
So if anything is a rock
that's not limestone...
826
00:44:01,682 --> 00:44:03,202
it was brought in.
- It's, like, way...
827
00:44:03,292 --> 00:44:05,183
And if it's underwater,
it probably was brought in
828
00:44:05,207 --> 00:44:07,296
on a ship, and that's
what we're seeing here...
829
00:44:07,427 --> 00:44:10,082
Rocks that just don't
fit the natural landscape.
830
00:44:10,212 --> 00:44:18,212
♪
831
00:44:18,568 --> 00:44:20,527
Corey's location mapping
832
00:44:20,658 --> 00:44:22,834
might just be on the money.
833
00:44:22,964 --> 00:44:24,662
I can see something.
834
00:44:24,792 --> 00:44:26,552
[filtered voice]
This looks like an iron knee
835
00:44:26,576 --> 00:44:30,450
or some sort of a brace.
836
00:44:30,580 --> 00:44:33,453
It looks like it's from
the right time period.
837
00:44:33,583 --> 00:44:36,586
Iron braces like this could've
been used to reinforce
838
00:44:36,717 --> 00:44:39,589
the hull structure of
ships like "Guerrero."
839
00:44:39,720 --> 00:44:41,160
Oh, the brace
you were talking about.
840
00:44:41,243 --> 00:44:43,289
Triangular brace.
841
00:44:43,419 --> 00:44:44,899
Certainly it was
part of the ship.
842
00:44:45,030 --> 00:44:48,076
It was used to, you know,
reinforce something.
843
00:44:48,207 --> 00:44:51,253
As I move it around, you know,
you get a really good sense
844
00:44:51,384 --> 00:44:53,821
of the shape of it nestled
in a little pocket
845
00:44:53,952 --> 00:44:55,736
in the hard bottom.
846
00:44:55,867 --> 00:44:58,521
[filtered voice] And next
to that, another piece of iron...
847
00:44:58,652 --> 00:45:00,349
A pin that held some
of the ship together.
848
00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:05,267
♪
849
00:45:05,398 --> 00:45:06,878
It's becoming
more and more evident
850
00:45:07,008 --> 00:45:08,444
that we're over a debris field.
851
00:45:08,575 --> 00:45:16,575
♪
852
00:45:18,063 --> 00:45:19,891
And then, there it is.
853
00:45:20,021 --> 00:45:21,414
Our smoking gun.
854
00:45:33,295 --> 00:45:36,385
This oddly shaped piece of iron
with these two flat heads...
855
00:45:36,516 --> 00:45:37,386
It's a bar shot.
856
00:45:37,517 --> 00:45:39,693
The Spanish use?
857
00:45:39,824 --> 00:45:41,323
- Looks to be Spanish, you know.
- Right.
858
00:45:41,347 --> 00:45:44,263
And fits the time, fits
the nationality for "Guerrero,"
859
00:45:44,393 --> 00:45:46,004
and here it is.
860
00:45:46,134 --> 00:45:47,694
This is exactly
what we'd expect to find
861
00:45:47,788 --> 00:45:50,878
on a Spanish ship
like the "Guerrero."
862
00:45:51,009 --> 00:45:59,009
♪
863
00:46:01,454 --> 00:46:03,630
The evidence is there.
864
00:46:03,761 --> 00:46:06,198
It seems like a wreck
definitely was in this area.
865
00:46:06,328 --> 00:46:08,374
It's beautiful and sad
altogether, like,
866
00:46:08,504 --> 00:46:09,699
to be down there
amongst that stuff,
867
00:46:09,723 --> 00:46:11,507
amongst the wreckage.
868
00:46:11,638 --> 00:46:16,077
♪
869
00:46:16,208 --> 00:46:20,995
I feel absolutely
confident that we have found
870
00:46:21,126 --> 00:46:22,246
the wreck of the "Guerrero."
871
00:46:22,344 --> 00:46:28,960
[faint screaming]
872
00:46:29,090 --> 00:46:32,180
This is a gravesite.
873
00:46:32,311 --> 00:46:35,836
Anyone who dives a wreck
like this has to understand that
874
00:46:35,967 --> 00:46:38,665
there's history and people's
stories and people's lives
875
00:46:38,796 --> 00:46:41,233
and people's deaths
associated with that.
876
00:46:41,363 --> 00:46:43,801
[screaming]
877
00:46:43,931 --> 00:46:48,893
So it's a "sombering"
kind of experience.
878
00:46:49,023 --> 00:46:51,852
It's giving voice to people who
don't have a voice anymore,
879
00:46:51,983 --> 00:46:55,377
and that's what this entire
experience has been all about.
880
00:46:55,508 --> 00:46:59,381
♪
881
00:46:59,512 --> 00:47:00,948
I'm humbled.
882
00:47:01,079 --> 00:47:07,215
♪
883
00:47:07,346 --> 00:47:09,565
Centuries after my ancestors
were sold into slavery,
884
00:47:09,696 --> 00:47:13,613
I've reunited with their tribe.
885
00:47:13,743 --> 00:47:17,530
I count this as
a victory... not just mine,
886
00:47:17,660 --> 00:47:20,402
but for all those
that never made it back.
887
00:47:20,533 --> 00:47:22,143
[Benga people chanting]
888
00:47:36,984 --> 00:47:41,771
From day one, the Benga
have welcomed me with open arms,
889
00:47:41,902 --> 00:47:44,339
but today they're
making it official.
890
00:47:44,470 --> 00:47:48,866
[chanting continues]
891
00:47:48,996 --> 00:47:54,306
In a traditional initiation
ceremony that is centuries old,
892
00:47:54,436 --> 00:47:56,047
the tribal elders
are reintegrating me
893
00:47:56,177 --> 00:47:58,049
into Benga society.
894
00:47:58,179 --> 00:47:59,920
[chanting continues]
895
00:48:12,802 --> 00:48:14,630
[metal instrument
clanging rapidly]
896
00:48:14,761 --> 00:48:18,852
I was a lost son that returned,
897
00:48:18,983 --> 00:48:20,090
and I wanted to connect
with them,
898
00:48:20,114 --> 00:48:22,725
and they could feel
that I wanted that.
899
00:48:22,856 --> 00:48:30,856
[chanting continues]
900
00:48:31,082 --> 00:48:33,562
It's like I put a link back in
my chain that was broken.
901
00:48:33,693 --> 00:48:36,087
I repaired it.
902
00:48:36,217 --> 00:48:37,436
[chanting continues]
903
00:48:37,566 --> 00:48:39,612
I am part of this.
904
00:48:39,742 --> 00:48:41,483
This is where I came from.
905
00:48:41,614 --> 00:48:43,572
This is my beginning.
906
00:48:43,703 --> 00:48:49,317
[speaks in native language]
907
00:48:49,448 --> 00:48:52,407
[Benga people chanting]
908
00:48:52,538 --> 00:48:55,323
Given that we already
share Benga DNA,
909
00:48:55,454 --> 00:48:57,891
it kind of makes sense when
the clan leaders tell me
910
00:48:58,022 --> 00:49:02,330
that blowing air into my hands
symbolizes the "breath of life"
911
00:49:02,461 --> 00:49:04,767
that animates my new Benga body.
912
00:49:04,898 --> 00:49:08,597
[chanting continues]
913
00:49:08,728 --> 00:49:09,555
These are some
powerful blessings.
914
00:49:09,685 --> 00:49:17,432
[speaks in native language]
915
00:49:17,563 --> 00:49:19,086
Blessings.
916
00:49:19,217 --> 00:49:20,297
[metal instrument clanging]
917
00:49:22,829 --> 00:49:30,829
[speaks in native language]
918
00:49:36,843 --> 00:49:44,843
[people chanting,
metal instrument clanging]
919
00:49:47,985 --> 00:49:50,378
And this is where the sacred,
920
00:49:50,509 --> 00:49:54,208
ritual items that I collected
earlier come into play.
921
00:49:54,339 --> 00:49:59,561
[speaks in native language]
922
00:49:59,692 --> 00:50:07,692
[indistinct chatter
in native language]
923
00:50:08,396 --> 00:50:10,790
[laughs]
924
00:50:10,920 --> 00:50:18,920
[speaks in native language]
925
00:50:25,892 --> 00:50:31,419
[speaks in native language]
926
00:50:31,550 --> 00:50:39,210
[Benga people chanting]
927
00:50:39,340 --> 00:50:47,340
[chanting continues]
928
00:50:49,742 --> 00:50:54,703
[Benga women ululating]
929
00:50:54,834 --> 00:51:02,834
[sing in native language]
930
00:51:09,762 --> 00:51:13,200
[sing in native language]
931
00:51:13,331 --> 00:51:18,727
[Benga people chanting]
932
00:51:18,858 --> 00:51:24,733
[speaks in native language]
933
00:51:24,864 --> 00:51:32,864
[crowd cheering
in native language]
934
00:51:36,528 --> 00:51:39,966
NINA SIMONE: ♪ I wish I knew how
935
00:51:40,097 --> 00:51:43,970
♪ It would feel to be free
936
00:51:44,101 --> 00:51:52,101
♪ I wish I could break
all the chains holding me ♪
937
00:51:52,805 --> 00:51:59,507
♪ I wish I could say all the
things that I should say ♪
938
00:51:59,638 --> 00:52:03,598
♪ Say 'em loud, say 'em clear
939
00:52:03,729 --> 00:52:08,560
♪ For the whole round
world to hear ♪
940
00:52:08,690 --> 00:52:15,784
♪ I wish I could share all
the love that's in my heart ♪
941
00:52:15,915 --> 00:52:20,267
♪ Remove all the bars
that keep... ♪
69825
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