THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable atrocity. Driven by financial gain, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such heartlessness that it shocked even soc

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a gooey mire. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. Boston fac