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29th November 1781: The Zong Massacre sees 132 Africans thrown overboard by the crew of a slave ship in an attempt to cash in their insurance policy

  • 29th November 2022
  • Tagged as: Abolition, Africa, Britain, Civil Rights, Jamaica, Netherlands, Ship, Slavery

The ship’s insurers refused to pay out for the deaths of the slaves and the ensuing court cases found that the killing of slaves was legal in some situations.

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22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica

  • 22nd June 2022
  • Tagged as: Britain, British Empire, Commonwealth, Empire, Jamaica, London, Nationalism, Race

MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian immigrants.

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29th February 1504: Christopher Columbus uses knowledge of a lunar eclipse to secure supplies while stranded on Jamaica

  • 29th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Astronomy, Caribbean, Columbus, Eclipse, Jamaica, New World

Christopher Columbus used knowledge of a forthcoming lunar eclipse to fool Jamaican natives into providing his stranded crew with provisions.

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29th November 1781: Over 132 slaves thrown from the ‘Zong’ ship

  • 29th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Abolition, Britain, Civil Rights, Jamaica, Massacre, Middle Passage, Murder, Netherlands, Slavery

On the 29th November 1781, the crew of the slave ship Zong threw the first of at least 132 African slaves overboard in a massacre intended to allow them to cash in their insurance policy.

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