The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery

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Author:

Walvin, James, author.

ISBN:

9780300180756

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 248 pages) : illustrations, map

Abstract:

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. This book examines the deplorable killings on the Zong, the lawsuit that ensued, and how the murder of 132 slaves affected debates about slavery.

Corporate Subject:

Zong (Ship)

Subject Term:

Slave trade -- England -- Liverpool -- History -- 18th century.

Slave trade -- Jamaica -- History -- 18th century.

Slaves -- Violence against -- History -- 18th century.

Mass murder -- History -- 18th century.

Seafaring life -- History -- 18th century.

Trials -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.

Marine insurance -- Great Britain -- History.

Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History.

Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History.

Electronic Access:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1npv6v

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