Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage (1997)

"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).

Cast (4)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Debbie Allen

Narrator

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Glenda Dickerson

Self

John Hope Franklin

Self

Steven Spielberg

Self

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