Episode
60 Minutes: High Velocity, The Last Slave Ship, Simone Biles
Overview
What makes the AR-15 style rifle the weapon of choice for mass shooters; Inside the wreck of the last ship known to have brought enslaved Africans to America; And, Simone Biles: The 60 Minutes Interview
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 53
- Episode
- Episode 39
- Air date
- 2021-06-13
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
High Velocity, The Last Slave Ship, Simone Biles is Episode 39 in Season 53 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2021-06-13. The runtime is 44 min.
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