21. Estimates of fatalities of Africans during the Middle Passage alone range from 25 million to 100 million. 22. "The Middle Passage " is lyrical but has a beginning, middle and end. 23. It's the faces of the slaves that carry " The Middle Passage ." 24. Feelings'book " The Middle Passage " won the 1996 Coretta Scott King Award. 25. In 1966 Robert Hayden ( 1913-1980 ) wrote the poem " Middle Passage ." 26. In his first novel since winning the 1990 National Book Award for " Middle Passage ," 27. He especially believes that European Americans should not have a part in the development of a Middle Passage exhibit. 28. Those who survived the murderous middle passage emerged from a dark hole to find themselves, yes, American. 29. What he learned about his native Caribbean he revealed to others in " The Middle Passage ." 30. The middle passage was horrifying for those who were involved; an example can be the story of Equiano.