The Slave Ship Zong

The Zong incident refers to a tragic event in 1781 when the British slave ship Zong, involved in the transatlantic slave trade, threw over 130 enslaved Africans overboard to claim insurance money, claiming they died from disease. The act revealed the brutal cruelty of slavery and piracy, sparking outrage and fueling abolitionist movements. The case highlighted the inhumanity of slavery and the moral outrages of the trade, influencing public opinion and eventually contributing to the abolition of the slave trade in Britain.