The Middle Passage: Navigating the Atlantic Slave Trade

While previous episodes have explored resistance, legal battles, and specific maroon communities, Episode 240 turns its gaze to the terrifying engine of the trade itself: the Middle Passage. We examine the logistical horror of the transatlantic voyage, focusing on the conditions aboard ships like the Brookes and the systematic dehumanization that turned human beings into cargo. Lucas walks us through the strict regulations of the British Parliament in 1788, known as the Dolben Act, which attempted to limit overcrowding but failed to address the brutal reality of the hold. Luna guides the conversation with sharp questions about survival rates and the psychological toll on both the enslaved and the crew. Together, we uncover how the geography of the Atlantic became a corridor of death, and how the sheer scale of this movement reshaped global demographics for centuries. #MiddlePassage #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #LucasAndLuna #FexingoHistory #BrookesShipDiagram #DolbenAct1788 #WilliamWilberforce #AbolitionistMovement #AtlanticHistory #EnslavedPeople #SlaveryResearch #HumanRightsHistory #ColonialAmerica #CaribbeanHistory #AfricanDiaspora #MaritimeHistory #HistoricalTrauma #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo