Sun, 29 November 2020
On 29 November 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered that some 150 Africans be murdered by drowning so that the ship’s owners could collect insurance monies. To commemorate the 239th anniversary, M. NourbeSe Philip, Saidiya Hartman, and Olivia Douglass launch Zong! (Silver Press 2020), with music from Rabz Lansiquot.
no. 236848.