What was the Middle Passage? Explain two factors that made it a terrible experience.

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Paola Steele

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21 July, 20:20

What was the Middle Passage? Explain two factors that made it a terrible experience.

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Clay Mann · Answer 1

The Atlantic passage (or Middle Passage) was notorious for its brutality and for the overcrowded, unsanitary conditions on slave ships, in which hundreds of Africans were packed tightly into tiers below decks for a voyage of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km).