A STAIN ON HUMANITY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the heart of 1781, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], ordered that over 130 African captives be cast to their deaths. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to increase insurance payout for the lost s

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, it became a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, regularly bearing peepholes, were thought to filter

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