Our assignment was to watch a documentary during Black History Month. I chose a documentary about recovering and examining a sunken slave ship found off the coast of Key West, Fl. The documentary was featured on The History Channel's series "Deep Sea Detectives."
Slave Ship
In mid-July of 1700, the Henrietta Marie, under the command of Captain Thomas Chamberlain, set sail from Port Royal, Jamaica; with a ship-load of goods bound for England. En route to its destination, the ship passed through the treacherous Florida Straits during the most dangerous time of the year: hurricane season. Caught in the midst of a monstrous gale, the Henrietta Marie was torn apart by massive coral heads, and promptly foundered. …
