Post: They threw one hundred and thirty enslaved Africans into the sea to claim insurance money. Before we... They threw one hundred and thirty enslaved Africans into the sea to claim insurance money. Before we continue the story, please like comment and share with your friends and family. In Seventeen eighty one, the British slave ship Zong left the coast of West Africa with more than four hundred forty enslaved Africans aboard. Weeks into the voyage, disease spread and the ship's water supply began to fail. Captain Luke Collingwood made a decision history would never forget. He ordered about one hundred thirty enslaved men, women and children thrown overboard into the Atlantic For three days. Chained people were cast into the sea. Cries echoed across the water, then silence. When the Zong reached Britain, the crew faced no murder trial. Instead, the ship's owners sued their insurers for lost cargo in court. The debate wasn't about lives, it was about money. But abolitionist Granville Sharp exposed the story to the public. Pamphlet spread outrage followed. The Zong massacre became a symbol of slavery is cruelty, a turning point that fueled Britain's fight to abolish the trade forever. Share, believe, inspire blacks, be.

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