#  Diving with a Purpose: A Fifteen-Year Odyssey 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 22, 2020** 

 06:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

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 **Online**  



 

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**Free Virtual Panel Discussion**  
  
**Jay Haigler**, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Professional Association of Diving Instructors; Scientific Diver and Diving Safety Officer, National Association of Black Scuba Divers, Foundation; Board Member and Lead Instructor, Diving with a Purpose.  
  
**Albert José Jones**, Professor Emeritus, Marine & Environmental Science, University of the District of Columbia; Founder of Underwater Adventure Seekers Scuba Diving Club; Cofounder of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers.  
  
Diving with a Purpose is an organization dedicated to the documentation and protection of African slave trade shipwrecks and the maritime history and culture of African Americans. Jay Haigler and Albert José Jones will share the organization’s work and recent discoveries. They will discuss the importance of submerged heritage resources in advancing the fields of maritime archaeology and ocean conservation and the need for a better understanding of the transatlantic slave trade and its global, cultural, and social-economic impact on society.  
  
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- [ Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology Programs ](/events-type/peabody-museum-archaeology-ethnology-programs)
- [ Virtual Programs ](/events-type/virtual-programs)
 
 

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