Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage

About Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage

"Explores the 400-year era of the transatlantic slave trade, when millions of Africans were kidnapped and shipped to the Americas. Features interviews with scholars, oral histories and a dramatic recreation of the Middle Passage" (The History Channel).

Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage is a 1997 documentary film directed by Chris Harty.

Debbie Allen takes the lead as Narrator, Glenda Dickerson as Self, John Hope Franklin as Self, and Steven Spielberg as Self. Released in December 1997, it runs 47 minutes.

The screenplay is by Christen Harty Schaefer and Glenda Dickerson. Produced by History. American members can watch it on History Vault, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, and HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel.