Post: Hundreds of enslaved Africans drawn into the ocean alive. Why ? Because the ship's captain wanted insurance money. This is the horrifying story of the Zu Masak in Seventeen Eighty one, The Zone. A British slave ship left Africa with over four hundred enslaved people double it's safe capacity, the conditions terrible, no space, little food, and this is spreading fast. People were dying and the captain, Luke Collingwood made a Chilean decision. Instead of losing money on six lives, he decided to draw them and claim insurance. One by one. Over one hundred and thirty men, women and children were drawn into the Atlantic Ocean screaming begging. But no one on that ship stopped it. And then the crew tried to cash it. They claimed a slave. People were lost at sea and demanded Shaw's money for guidance. But the insurers refused to pay. The case went to court, but it wasn't about model know. The trial was about whether the insurers should pay for damaged goods, not human lives. That's highly. To devalue black people. The court ruled that joining slipped people the body was just like doing a week's podcast. No justice, no punishment, nothing. But this horror wasn't forgotten. Abolitionist used the Zong massacre to expose the cruelty of slavery. It helped fuel the fight to end the slave trade. Today. Many still don't know this story But now you do Share this. They deserve to be remembered. Don't forget to follow on subscribe among Indian, African, and black histories. Share, believe, inspire blacks, be.

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