Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage hold a procession to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony at Fort Moultie National Monument June 10, 2017 in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The Middle Passage refers to the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. An estimated 15% of the Africans died at sea and considerably more in the process of capturing and transporting. The total number of African deaths directly attributable to the Middle Passage voyage is estimated
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5150 x 3434 px | 43.6 x 29.1 cm | 17.2 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
10 June 2017Location:
Sullivan's Island, SC, United StatesMore information:
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Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage hold a procession to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony at Fort Moultie National Monument June 10, 2017 in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The Middle Passage refers to the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. An estimated 15% of the Africans died at sea and considerably more in the process of capturing and transporting. The total number of African deaths directly attributable to the Middle Passage voyage is estimated at up to two million African deaths.