America's Long Struggle against Slavery Episode 17, The Second Middle Passage Episode 17, The Second Middle Passage.

Streaming video - 2020

At the turn of the 19th century, social and economic conditions were shifting inside the United States, and President Jefferson signed into law an act prohibiting the importation of slaves. Learn about the mass migration of slaves from Virginia into the Deep South of Louisiana that resulted, and how this migration transformed the country.