Mastodawn

A revolt broke out on British #SlaveShip #LittleGeorge on #ThisDayInHistory in 1730. The 96 Africans, intended for #RhodeIsland colony, managed to free themselves and made a gunpowder bomb to sink the ship. The crew surrendered and the Guineans escaped to freedom in #SierraLeone.

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD May 22

Over several days, due to low supplies and to file an insurance claim, the crew of British #SlaveShip #Zong systematically tossed at least 132 enslaved people into the Atlantic Ocean. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1783, Lord Chief Justice Lord Mansfield ruled this could not be murder.

David Phd Apr 26

Just in case people wonder why we have a Black History month

#slavery #slaveryHistorical #slaveship

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Nov 29, 2025

The #ZongMassacre began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1781. A British #SlaveShip experienced navigation errors and ran low on water, so they began tossing #Africans overboard. They were insured, so the company lost no profits as more than 130 innocents were thrown into watery deaths.

WerkstattGeschichte Apr 23, 2025

Heute vor 250 Jahren wurde der britische Maler #WilliamTurner geboren. Er bannte das Zusammenspiel von Licht, Technik & Bewegung in der Natur auf völlig neuartige Weise auf die Leinwand, wie auch sein Gemälde "#SlaveShip" (1840) zeigt. Ein Ausschnitt ziert das Cover unseres Doppelhefts #WerkstattGeschichte 66/67 (2015) mit dem Thementeil "europas sklaven", hg. v. Doris Bulach & Juliane Schiel:
▶️ https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/europas-sklaven/

@histodons @historikerinnen @arthistory

#histodons #Slavery #ArtHistory

europas sklaven - WerkstattGeschichte

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