The Zong: A Massacre, the Law & the End of Slavery

by James Walvin

The first full review of the mass murder by crew members on the slave ship Zong and the lasting repercussions of this horrifying event On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The captain believed his ship was off course, and he feared there was not enough drinking water to last until landfall...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CW57K5PT
• ISBN13: 9798874686260
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Tantor Audio