Last fall, visual artist Adam Davis captured tintype photos of the descendants of Africatown during the premiere of the @HGMedia documentary Descendant. He recently took one of me, too. These photos were inspired by the images taken of a Clotilda survivor, Cudjoe Lewis.
If you haven't already, I hope you’ll take some time to watch Descendant on @netflix. It's an important documentary that shares the story of the descendants of the Clotilda, the last known ship carrying enslaved folks from Africa, as they uncover the truth about the past.
@BarackObama @HGMedia @questlove They forgot your cousin Jefferson Davis of the confederacy
@BarackObama @HGMedia @questlove No it’s not you baby. When is your African Freedom Tour 2023 going to begin. I am told you are going to set your people free! When?Please let us know O🙏
@BarackObama @HGMedia @questlove Inspirational movie! Thank you, #Zora Neale Hurston, who collected Cudjo Lewis’ lifestory. Read or listen to it: smile.amazon.com/Barracoon-Zora…
@BarackObama @HGMedia @questlove Very nice works of art.