The Zong's Aftermath: Law and Slave Insurance

In this episode, we explore the legal and economic machinery that followed the Zong massacre. Lucas and Luna discuss how the trial turned on insurance law rather than human rights, examining the role of the West India Merchants and the concept of chattel slavery in British courts. We look at the specific arguments made by lawyers like Thomas Travers and Lord Mansfield’s eventual ruling, which failed to convict but established a precedent for treating enslaved people as cargo. The conversation also touches on the broader impact of the Zong case on the abolitionist movement, highlighting how the graphic details of the tragedy galvanized public opinion despite the legal outcome. #ZongMassacre #AtlanticSlaveTrade #BritishHistory #SlaveryLaw #LordMansfield #GranvilleSharp #WestIndiaMerchants #ChattelSlavery #InsuranceFraud #Abolitionism #1780sHistory #JamaicaColonial #LiverpoolTrade #HumanRightsHistory #LegalPrecedent #FexingoHistory #HistoryPodcast #WorldHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo