Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler Diving For Shipwrecks
Apr 10, 2025
Tara Roberts, a National Geographic Explorer and author of 'Written in the Waters,' dives into the emotional depths of slave shipwrecks and their significance. She shares her transformative journey with Diving With a Purpose, where connecting with submerged relics leads to personal healing and ancestral revelations. The discussion weaves through the historical narratives tied to the transatlantic slave trade, exploring resilience and the Makua people's ceremonies that honor their heritage. Dive into her insightful reflections on identity and belonging.
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Invisible Slave Shipwrecks' Legacy
- Many slave ships involved in the transatlantic slave trade remain unnamed and unacknowledged.
- This lack of recognition reflects a widespread grief and loss not solely belonging to the United States but globally shared.
Inspired by Diving With a Purpose
- Tara Roberts discovered Diving With a Purpose through a photo at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
- She felt drawn to their adventurous mission of documenting slave shipwrecks, inspiring her to join despite being new to scuba diving.
Scuba Diving: Meditative Experience
- Tara loved learning to scuba dive, starting safely in pools before moving to open water.
- Diving felt meditative as it required breath control and focus, offsetting stressful thoughts.