The internal slave trade in the United States involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of enslaved persons from:

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The internal slave trade involved the movement of enslaved persons from older states in the Upper South such as Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky to the Lower South states such as Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, where cotton plantations were more profitable. This was often referred to as the "Second Middle Passage."

The Internal Slave Trade in the United States Involved the Movement