Approximately 12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas through the transatlantic slave trade, with an estimated 1.5 to 2 million of those enslaved individuals ending up in the Caribbean. The Middle Passage, the brutal sea journey from Africa to the Americas, was marked by horrific conditions, leading to a high mortality rate during the voyage. This dark chapter in history had profound and lasting impacts on the Caribbean's Demographics and culture.
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