Last week, Conquistador Juan Garrido helped Michael establish that Africans arrived in America as early as the 1500’s. But who was the first African American? This week we meet explorer Esteban The Moor (aka Black Steve), and a representative for The Collective of enslaved Africans who arrived and resisted.
Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media.
This episode featured:
Spokesperson Angelica Ross
Voice of God Charlemagne tha God
Black Steve Brandon Victor Dixon
Special thanks to our voice actors:
Spokesperson Andrea O’Brien Vives
Juan Garrido Jason Vives
Game Show Host Panama Jackson
Red Carpet Host Noleca Radway
Contestant Danielle Solomon
Geraldo Roderick Morrow
Audience Member 1 Gillianne Roberts-Atkinson
Audience Member 2 JoAnn Deluna
Audience Member 3 Audrey Anderson
Native 1 David van Delden
Native 2 Dallas Rico
Diego Velasquez Andy Tarradath
Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola
Senior Producer Janicia Francis
Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna
Production Coordinator Homero Radway
Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson
Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence
Sound Engineer Marcellino van Callias
Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas
Music Supervisor Timmhotep Aku
Music Supervisor Patricia Wangechi Kihoro
Theme Song Freedom by Pharell Williams
This episode features Ninety6 by Black Noi$e, Bottled Drizzy Tears by Suzi Analogue, Sexy by Vallerie Muthoni and music by Humphrey Dennis, Chad Milner and Rashad Moultrie
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