The Middle Passage

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The Middle Passage

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Olaudah Equiano, The Middle Passage (1788)

Alexander Falconbridge, The African Slave Trade (1788)

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Compare the Middle Passage to the voyage of indentured servants in the previous chapter. In what trade system did the slave trade form one part?

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Whom did the slave trade serve? How many different types of people were involved?

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