The Zong massacre was a mass killing of more than 130 enslaved African people by the crew of the British slave ship Zong over several days from 29 November 1781. [a] The William Gregson slave-trading syndicate, based in Liverpool, owned the ship as part of the Atlantic slave trade.

2021年11月24日 · In late 1781, the crew of the slave ship Zong, facing a shortage of water, threw overboard much of their ‘cargo’.

2011年10月11日 · The slave ship Zong departed the coast of Africa on 6 September 1781 with 470 slaves. Since this human chattel was such a valuable commodity at that time, many captains took on more slaves than their ships could accommodate in order to maximize profits.

2020年6月10日 · Hearing arguments in the case of the Zong, a slave ship, the Chief Justice of the King’s Bench in London states that a massacre of enslaved African “was the same as if Horses had been thrown over...

2020年6月15日 · Zongzi, glutinous rice wrapped in reed leaves, is special food for Dragon Boat Festival in memory of poet Qu Yuan, and varies in flavors in different regions of China.

2023年5月26日 · The crew of the slave ship Zong, battered by illness and running low on water, made the cruel decision when their journey to Jamaica took longer than expected. They jettisoned more than 100 captives over several days, who, still chained, quickly sank beneath the waves.

One of the biggest cases in the history of the Atlantic Slave trade brought out the issues of carelessness and selfish acts. The story of the slave ship Zong gives a remarkable account of how slaves were being murdered. The ship was under the command of …

2021年12月24日 · In 1781 over 100 enslaved Africans were thrown overboard the Zong slave ship to allow the slave owners to collect insurance money on their human commodities. This is one of the most egregious acts of inhumanity in Black history. The slave trade brought vast wealth to British ports and merchants but conditions were horrific.

On the 6th September 1781, The Zong, a Liverpool-owned British slave ship, set sail under the guidance of Captain Luke Collingwood, both the first and last time he had ever took command of a ship. Captain Collingwood was accompanied at the start of his journey by 442 captured Africans and 17 crew members.

A description of conditions on board the slave ships and an outline of the Zong case of 29 November 1781. Poor weather conditions and inept navigation resulted in a journey that took months...