Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
1997, English. Directed by Chris Harty.
"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).
- Runtime
- 0h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage is streaming on History Vault in India.
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- Released
- 11 December 1997
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Stu Schreiberg, Christen Harty Schaefer, Glenda Dickerson
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Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage is streaming on History Vault in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage?
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage (1997) was directed by Chris Harty and stars Debbie Allen, Glenda Dickerson, John Hope Franklin.