The Second Middle Passage
- Episode aired Nov 20, 2020
As the United States began to expand, the demand for cotton led to an increase of slave trades in the country. Eager to capitalize, slave owners sold slaves into the deep south and west in t... Read allAs the United States began to expand, the demand for cotton led to an increase of slave trades in the country. Eager to capitalize, slave owners sold slaves into the deep south and west in the name of expanding the economy. Chained and shackled together, black families were uproo... Read allAs the United States began to expand, the demand for cotton led to an increase of slave trades in the country. Eager to capitalize, slave owners sold slaves into the deep south and west in the name of expanding the economy. Chained and shackled together, black families were uprooted, disrupted and forced to start again in the name of preparing for white civilization. ... Read all