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From approximately 1525 to 1866 CE, 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. Read More: http://po.st/slave_ship
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HISTORY. (2021, April 18). Life Aboard a Slave Ship. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2477/life-aboard-a-slave-ship/
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HISTORY. "Life Aboard a Slave Ship." World History Encyclopedia, April 18, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2477/life-aboard-a-slave-ship/.
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HISTORY. "Life Aboard a Slave Ship." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Apr 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2477/life-aboard-a-slave-ship/.
