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The Best Episodes of Enslaved

Every episode of Enslaved ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Enslaved!

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A look at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World with each episode following three separate story lines: the quest for a sunken slave ship, a personal journey by Samuel L.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Enslaved Season 1 Episode 1 - Cultures Left Behind
    6.8/10(74 votes)

    #1 - Cultures Left Behind

    S1:E1

    Episode 1 launches the epic story of the transatlantic slave trade. Divers from Diving With a Purpose go in search of sunken slave ships. Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson goes on a personal journey to meet the tribe of his ancestors for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Enslaved Season 1 Episode 2 - Rationalization
    6.7/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Rationalization

    S1:E2

    Samuel L. Jackson recruits two award-winning journalists to go on a mission to understand the process that led Europeans to see slavery as profitable, rational and justified. Diving With a Purpose divers locate the earliest slave wreck ever found.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Enslaved Season 1 Episode 3 - Follow the Money
    6.6/10(56 votes)

    #3 - Follow the Money

    S1:E3

    Shot on location in Suriname, Brazil, Portugal and the UK, this episode investigates the economics of the slave trade, while searching for a sunken slave ship that represents the single greatest loss of life during the entire slave trade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Enslaved Season 1 Episode 5 - Resistance
    6.5/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Resistance

    S1:E5

    This episode investigates African resistance to slavery in Africa and the “Underground Railroad.” The Diving With a Purpose divers embark on an investigation to positively identify a preserved wreck that ferried African Americans to freedom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Enslaved Season 1 Episode 6 - Abolition
    6.5/10(40 votes)

    #5 - Abolition

    S1:E6

    The final episode explores the politics that brought the enslavement of Africans in the West to an end. Diving with a Purpose divers search for “The London,” a ship that re-enslaved freed Africans from St. Lucia and illegally trafficked them to England.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Enslaved Season 1 Episode 4 - New World Cultures
    6.4/10(46 votes)

    #6 - New World Cultures

    S1:E4

    Samuel L. Jackson visits Africatown, Alabama, the only African town established in America. The Diving With a Purpose divers help youths in Costa Rica discover their African heritage, by diving and identifying a sunken slave ship off their coast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cultures Left Behind" is the best rated episode of "Enslaved". It scored 6.8/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/14/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rationalization".