From approximately 1525 to 1866, 12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Middle Passage to serve as slaves in the New World. Life aboard slave ships was agonizing and dangerous; nearly 2 million slaves would perish on their journey across the Atlantic.
Collection: Multimedia
Project: 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Higher Education
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmQvofAiZGA
Resource type: Documentary
Format: Multimedia
Source: History Channel
Language: English
Owner: Porto group (Modernalia)
Abstract: Imperialism
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