half didn't complete the journey to the African coast, most of those dying along the way. And the worst was yet to come. The captives were about to embark on the infamous Middle Passage ...

Tara sets off on the journey of a lifetime, joining divers who are searching for the wrecks of ships that carried enslaved Africans. Along the way, she delves into her own roots—and challenges ...

half didn't complete the journey to the African coast, most of those dying along the way. And the worst was yet to come. The captives were about to embark on the infamous Middle Passage ...

They then set sail for Caribbean and the Americas. This journey across the Atlantic was called the Middle Passage. Slave ships usually took between six and eleven weeks to complete the voyage.