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- DictionaryMid·dle pas·sage/ˌmid(ə)l ˈpasij/
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- 1. the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies. historical
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The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade. Ships departed Europe for African markets with manufactured goods (first side of the triangle), which were then traded for slaves with rulers of African states and other African slave traders. Slave ships transported the slaves ... Wikipedia