For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the middle passage can be best described as
a. the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast.
b. the easiest part of their journey to America.
c. the journey from American parts to their new homes.
d. the gruesome ocean voyage to America.
e. None of these
d
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