Major new series shot around the globe explores how slavery has underpinned world history.
CH 1 : Open Wounds
The idea that one human is treated as the property of another is at odds with today’s world. Even today, some of the richest people and corporations owe their fortunes to slavery.
CH 2: A Global Trade
We follow the stories of three enslaved people across the globe. Shannon LaNier uncovers the truth behind his ancestor's relationship with Thomas Jefferson.
CH 3: Fighting for Freedom
Actor Ray Fearon reads the sadistic diaries of planter Thomas Thistlewood, who violently abused enslaved Africans who worked under him. Sam Pieh, the great, great grandson of the man who led the revolt on board the slave ship the Amistad, travels to Yale University to meet Professor David Blight, who tells him more about the circumstances of the revolt.
CH 4: The Reckoning
In 2020, the murder of George Floyd shook the world and, within weeks, the statue of Britain's most famous slave trader was toppled by Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol. Historian Prof David Olusoga returns to the city to see the statue of Edward Colston on display for the first time.