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Revealed: the long-suppressed stories of the world’s oldest slave ship

Marine archaeologists, academics, film-makers and local descendants of enslaved people are working together to shed light on the infamous “Camargo” shipwreck

Gabriella Angeleti
11 August 2025
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The first stage of fieldwork was completed in June, and the $2m project—overseen by the nonprofit AfrOrigens Institute—is due to last three years

Photo: courtesy AfrOrigens