“Descendant” tells the story of the Clotilda, the last known ship to convey Africans to America in 1860, before being intentionally scuttled in the Mobile river to conceal the crime.
Rosa Parks” reclaims a figure whose legacy was too often characterized as the product of tired feet. Presented by Barack Obama’s company under its Netflix deal, “Descendant” examines the discovery of a long-sunk ship that brought enslaved Africans to Alabama, while “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Two powerful documentaries explore different aspects of Black history this week, in each case shedding light on misrepresented or under-covered chapters.
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