The Middle Passage brought Africans to the Americas to be sold as slaves. It was a terrifying ordeal for the Africans. They were chained together and forced into dark, small places below the ship's deck. Sometimes, they were in such a cramped space they couldn’t stand or sit. They were made to lay down on the floor. No matter how cold, or hot. The journey lasted three to six weeks, ten to twenty percent didn’t make it. The smell was so bad, that you probably shouldn’t stay in the same room. Only about ten to twenty men and women were allowed on the top deck at a time, once a week. They were not allowed to use the bathroom when they wanted, nor eat when they wanted. Most of them probably got sea sick. The Middle Passage was a bad time for the
