Middle Passage

…In any case, Africa, which lost a huge number of young and middle-aged people every year, was dealt a decisive blow by this trade and was forced to follow the path to its current underdevelopment. The route from Africa to the New World was called the Middle Passage, and the voyage took about five weeks. Slaves were overcrowded, with more than four people per ton, and there were many outbreaks of infectious diseases due to poor food and sanitation, and suicides due to anxiety, and the treatment of slaves was even more inhumane than the slavery system itself. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Middle Passage" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…いずれにせよ，年々膨大な人数の青･壮年人口を流出させられたアフリカは，この交易によって決定的な打撃をうけ，今日の低開発状態に至る道をたどらされる。　アフリカから新世界への航路は〈中間航路Middle Passage〉と呼ばれ，航海にはおよそ5週間を要した。奴隷は1トン当り4人以上というほど過密に積み込まれ，食糧や衛生の状態が悪いことからくる伝染病の発生や，不安のための自殺などが多く，奴隷に対する扱いは奴隷制度そのもの以上に非人道的でさえあった。…

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