WLRN Public Media | By Amara Evering
On a recent morning before sunrise, dozens of people dressed in white, holding bouquets of flowers and fresh fruits, gathered at the Historic Virginia Key Beach for a solemn remembrance of those that died during the transatlantic slave trade.
An estimated 2 million people were lost at sea during the Middle Passage — the brutal forced voyages that carried over 10 million African captives across the Atlantic to the Americas.
This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with MIA Media Group. Read more at WLRN.org
