Definition of Middle Passage
: the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
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“Middle Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Middle%20Passage. Accessed 21 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of Middle Passage was in 1788
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