his memorial is to commemorate the many Africans who have lost their lives during the Triangular Trade of the 17th and 18th centuries. Over 2 million Africans died during the infamous Middle Passage across the Atlantic. The Middle Passage was the voyage across the Atlantic. It was the second, or middle, leg in the triangular trading routes linking Europe, Africa, and American. In the Middle Passage, slaves were picked up by the hundreds and packed into ships, later, they were sent to the Americas. Economic factors created an enormous market for African slaves. Slave traders found it very profitable to send slaves to the New World, where slaves were needed to work on the farms. Without laws in place to prevent this trade, slavery became crucial.