The villainous Zorg’s small stature in The Fifth Element does not stand in the way of his big dreams. “If you want something done,” he mutters partway through the film, “do it yourself.” Though evil, ...
The Middle Passage has been a touchstone of storytelling for generations — the television series “Roots” and Charles Johnson’s award-winning “Middle Passage” spring to mind — but no artistic work can ...
Siddharth Kara's new book corrects the historical record, stating the slave ship was named the "Zorg," not the "Zong." The book details the 1781 massacre where 130 enslaved Africans were thrown ...
When the slave ship Zorg set sail for the Caribbean from the African island of São Tomé on Sept. 6, 1781, it embarked on a horrific journey that would ultimately awaken a movement to end England’s ...
In the powerful new history “The Zorg,” Siddharth Kara tells a shocking story of mass killing, human baseness and the seeds of conscience. The horrifying case of ...
A vivid and chilling account of the deadly voyage that triggered the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade Over the nearly four centuries during which the transatlantic slave trade operated, 12.5 ...
In September 1781, a slave ship known as “the Zorg” set sail for Jamaica from Africa’s Gold Coast. Originally a Dutch vessel, the Zorg had been captured by a British captain and heavily overloaded ...
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