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African people were enslaved and sold to plantations in the Americas. This journey across the Atlantic Ocean is known as the Middle Passage.
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The Middle Passage is indeed the term used to describe the journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. It was a horrific and inhumane voyage that took place between the 16th and 19th centuries.
During this period, millions of Africans from various regions of the African continent were captured, often by rival African tribes, and then sold to European slave traders. These traders would transport the enslaved Africans on cramped and overcrowded ships, where they were subjected to inhumane conditions.
The journey across the Atlantic, known as the Middle Passage, was characterized by extreme suffering, as the enslaved Africans were packed tightly into cargo holds with little to no room for movement. They were often chained together, exposed to disease, and subjected to brutal treatment by the crew members.
Many Africans died during the Middle Passage due to diseases, malnutrition, suicide, or the harsh treatment inflicted upon them. Their bodies were often thrown overboard, leading to the phrase "sharks following a slave ship" due to the predators that would gather around these ships.
The Middle Passage played a significant role in the Atlantic slave trade, which saw millions of Africans forcibly transported to work on plantations in the Americas, primarily in the Caribbean and North and South America. It was a traumatic and devastating experience that had a lasting impact on the African diaspora and the history of the Americas.
During this period, millions of Africans from various regions of the African continent were captured, often by rival African tribes, and then sold to European slave traders. These traders would transport the enslaved Africans on cramped and overcrowded ships, where they were subjected to inhumane conditions.
The journey across the Atlantic, known as the Middle Passage, was characterized by extreme suffering, as the enslaved Africans were packed tightly into cargo holds with little to no room for movement. They were often chained together, exposed to disease, and subjected to brutal treatment by the crew members.
Many Africans died during the Middle Passage due to diseases, malnutrition, suicide, or the harsh treatment inflicted upon them. Their bodies were often thrown overboard, leading to the phrase "sharks following a slave ship" due to the predators that would gather around these ships.
The Middle Passage played a significant role in the Atlantic slave trade, which saw millions of Africans forcibly transported to work on plantations in the Americas, primarily in the Caribbean and North and South America. It was a traumatic and devastating experience that had a lasting impact on the African diaspora and the history of the Americas.