A Man, A Whale, and The End of the World

Presenting Absalom Boston, the first African-American whaling captain to lead an all African-American crew and a man who founded one of the first Black institutions in the United States. And he did it someplace you wouldn't expect: Nantucket, Massachusetts. We explore how Nantucket went from a multiracial colony to an almost exclusively White enclave and vacation spot. Along the way, we learn about how the history of whaling is way more diverse than Vineyard Vines's demographic would suggest--and how that multiracial history was lost.

Host: Trevor Stearns

Editors: Ricky Cullen and Trevor Stearns

Writers: Savannah Gillis, Rania Henriquez, and Kwarkor Quartey

Producer: Roy Yoon