Despite the captain's desire to keep as many slaves as possible alive, Middle Passage mortality rates were high. Although it's difficult to determine how many Africans died en route to the new ...

Find out more about the trade routes in this short film ... these people could be sold at a much higher price. The Middle Passage crossing could last over 38 days, during which men, women ...

The “Middle Passage to Biloxi” marker also commemorates the arrival of those individuals during that time. Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project Founder Ann Chinn says it’s not ...

Despite the captain's desire to keep as many slaves as possible alive, Middle Passage mortality rates were high. Although it's difficult to determine how many Africans died en route to the new ...

The Middle Passage crossing could last over 38 days ... Africans died in captivity or on board European slave ships en route to the New World. West African societies change due to the trade ...