Obamas, Netflix to release Sundance-winning Clotilda doc 'Descendant'

Following its Special Jury Prize win, Netflix acquired worldwide rights to Margaret Brown’s acclaimed documentary, “Descendant,” which tells the story of the last known ship to illegally bring 110 African captives to America for enslavement.

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