A Grim Chapter in Maritime History
In the annals of history's darkest chapters, a tale emerges that chills the soul. The Zong year was 1781, and on the high seas, aboard a British slave ship named the Zong, a atrocious act unfolded. Driven by avarice and heartlessness, the ship's captain, ordered the execution of over one hundred and thirty enslaved Africans. They were jettisoned in