The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery
Walvin, James2011
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Believing his ship was off course - and lacking enough drinking water to last until landfall - Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of its cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. This book examines the deplorable killings of the Zong.
Main title:
The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery / James Walvin.
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Imprint:
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2011.
Collation:
304 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780300125559 (hbk)
Dewey class:
306.362094
Language:
English
Subject:
Zong (Ship)Slave trade -- England -- Liverpool -- History -- 18th centurySlave trade -- Jamaica -- History -- 18th centurySlaves -- Violence against -- History -- 18th centuryMass murder -- History -- 18th centuryTrials -- England -- London -- History -- 18th centuryMarine insurance -- Great Britain -- HistorySlavery -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- HistoryAntislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centurySociety
BRN:
69221
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