Zong massacre

The Zong Massacre occurred in 1781 when the British ship Zong, transporting enslaved Africans, intentionally threw over 100 people overboard to claim insurance money after a shortage of supplies. This act of brutality was driven by economic motives, as the ship’s owners sought compensation for lost cargo. The massacre highlighted the brutal realities of the transatlantic slave trade and sparked increased public outrage and abolitionist movements. It remains a stark reminder of the inhumanity of slavery and the extreme measures enslavers took to profit from human suffering.