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Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging by Tara Roberts is a memoir about her journey as a National Geographic Explorer to find and document the shipwrecks of slave ships, connecting this maritime history to her own identity as a Black woman in America. The book blends personal narrative with historical investigation, following Roberts as she learns to scuba dive and travels globally to explore the transatlantic slave trade’s legacy, her family’s history, and her sense of belonging.
About Tara Roberts
Tara spent the last seven years following, diving with, and telling stories about Black scuba divers as they search for and helped document slave shipwrecks around the world. Her journey was turned into an award-winning National Geographic-produced podcast called “Into the Depths” and featured in the March ’22 issue of National Geographic magazine. Tara became the first Black female explorer ever to be featured on the cover of the magazine. That same year, she was also named the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year. Currently, Tara is an Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society. Her book Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home and Belonging hit stands in January 2025.
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