Question

do now 2/3/26 - what was the \middle passage\?

Explanation:

The Middle Passage was the brutal, deadly segment of the transatlantic slave trade. Enslaved Africans were forcibly transported from West/Central Africa to the Americas (North, South, Caribbean) over the Atlantic Ocean, packed into overcrowded, unsanitary slave ships. Millions died from disease, starvation, violence, or suicide during the voyage, and those who survived were sold into chattel slavery in the Americas.

Answer:

The Middle Passage was the horrific, deadly transatlantic voyage segment of the triangular slave trade, where enslaved African people were forcibly transported in overcrowded, inhumane conditions from African coastal regions to the Americas (North America, South America, and the Caribbean) to be sold into chattel slavery. Countless enslaved people died from disease, starvation, abuse, or suicide during the journey.