Middle Passage

Publication: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History

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MIDDLE PASSAGE

Middle Passage is a term from the colonial slave trade. It refers to the trans-Atlantic journey millions of black Africans were forced to make from Africa's west coast to the Caribbean, where they were sold to plantation owners. The trip was called the Middle Passage because it...

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