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How the Zong Massacre Shaped the Opium Wars — Fexingo History

How the Zong Massacre Shaped the Opium Wars — Fexingo History

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 In 1781, the slave ship Zong set sail from Africa to Jamaica, but its infamous massacre — where 132 enslaved Africans were thrown overboard to claim insurance — sent shockwaves through British society and ignited the abolitionist movement. Decades later, the moral arguments and legal precedents from the Zong case directly influenced British debates over the opium trade with China. This episode explores the forgotten link between the slave trade and the Opium Wars, examining how the same abolitionist fervor that ended the slave trade was conspicuously absent when it came to opium. We look at key figures like Olaudah Equiano, Granville Sharp, and Lord Mansfield, whose efforts against slavery would later be cited by Chinese officials like Lin Zexu in appeals to British conscience. Through this lens, we uncover uncomfortable questions about empire, morality, and selective outrage.

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