These descriptions refer to the Atlantic Slave Trade, specifically the Middle Passage. The Middle Passage was the horrific sea voyage undertaken by enslaved Africans who were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries. This journey lasted for a month or more, involved the forced transportation of approximately 12 million people, and was marked by appalling conditions that resulted in a roughly 25% death rate among those who were enslaved during the voyage. The Middle Passage is a significant and tragic part of the history of slavery and human trafficking.
These are all describing:
- sea voyage of a month or more
- between Africa and the Americas
- approximately 12 million people made the journey
- a death rate of approximately 25% during the journey the Middle Passage
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