The captives were about to embark on the infamous Middle Passage, so called because it ... Fully loaded with its human cargo, the ship set sail for the Americas, where the slaves were exchanged ...

The captives were about to embark on the infamous Middle Passage, so called because it ... Fully loaded with its human cargo, the ship set sail for the Americas, where the slaves were exchanged ...

This journey across the Atlantic was called the Middle Passage. Slave ships usually took ... The ship missed its destination in the Caribbean and had to spend an extra three weeks at sea.