Who Was the First African American Part 2 (featuring Brandon Victor Dixon and Angelica Ross)

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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