Record #470 (edit record; developers only)
Event:
The Zong Incident: Luke Colingwood, captain of the slave ship Zong, jettisons 133 slaves into shark-infested waters to collect insurance. This massacre gives further impetus to the Abolition movement in Britain.
Topics:
*Abolition
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Date Last Modified:
6/10/2003
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