The "Middle Passage" was the journey of slave trading ships from the west coast of Africa, where the slaves were obtained, across the Atlantic, where they were sold or in some cases traded for goods. However, this voyage has come to be remembered for much more than simply the transport and sale of slaves. The "Middle Passage" was the longest, hardest, most dangerous, and also most horrific part of the journey of the slave ships. …showed first 75 words of 550 total…

…showed last 75 words of 550 total…is an historic episode whose impact is global and transformed millions of people from Africans to African Americans, giving rise to racism which has shaped the politics and ideology of the United States and the Americas, and ultimately, the world. BIBLIOGRAPHY Sandra Harrington. "Amidas": A movie. Hackensack, N.J.: Hackensack High School, Honors US History I class, 2003. Miller, Joseph Calder. Slavery and Slaving in World History: A Bibliography, 1990 - 1991. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus International Publications, 1993.