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The transatlantic slave trade

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  • The transatlantic slave trade

    • The transatlantic slave trade

      The transatlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration in history. Over two million Africans died during the journey to the Americas, a journey known as the middle passage.

    • The experiences of enslaved people

      Life as an enslaved person on the plantations was brutal. People still found ways to empower themselves through religion, language, culture, music and revolution.

    • The abolition of the slave trade

      The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was a movement developed in Britain to end the slave trade. However, hundreds of thousands of people remained enslaved.

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