The Middle Passage

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From 1441-1888, Africans were captured and brought across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold into slavery in the Americas.  This is known as "The Middle Passage".  The following sites will provide you with a working background of The Middle Passage. 

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Visit this website for a more comprehensive definition and to view a map of the Middle Passage. 

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Carefully read and think about this artistic rendition of The Middle Passage.     * * *

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Read a text description of The Middle Passage from PBS.

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View the monument, created by The Middle Passage Monument Project.

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Conduct a remembrance of the Middle Passage in accordance with directions from the Homeward Bound Foundation. 

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Peruse a timeline of The Middle Passage

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Learn about the experience of Olaudah Equiano, an 11-year-old African boy who was captured, sold into slavery, and later earned his freedom and wrote his autobiography.  

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Study in-depth details about the historical context of the slave trade through the College of William & Mary's Middle Passage Project website.