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Nwando Achebe
       
     
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Stephanie E. Smallwood
       
     
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Kellie Carter Jackson
       
     
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Stephanie McCurry
       
     
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Yohuru Williams
       
     
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Producer

Produced this one-hour documentary special on the history of American slavery. Created in connection with the mini-series re-boot of Alex Haley’s ROOTS, and simulcast on A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime. Screened at Bushwick Film Festival 2016. Nominated for NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Documentary - Television).

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Nwando Achebe
       
     
Nwando Achebe

Professor of History, Michigan State University

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Stephanie E. Smallwood
       
     
Stephanie E. Smallwood

Associate Professor of History, University of Washington 

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Kellie Carter Jackson
       
     
Kellie Carter Jackson

Assistant Professor of History, Hunter College, CUNY

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Stephanie McCurry
       
     
Stephanie McCurry

Professor of History, Columbia University

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Yohuru Williams
       
     
Yohuru Williams

Professor of History, Fairfield University