Person
Granville Sharp
English abolitionist who pressed the Zong case after Equiano told him of it.
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involved in
- Gregson v Gilbert publicised the case and sought a murder prosecution Scholarship & press 123
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A New Look at the Zong Case of 1783, XVII-XVIII: Revue de la Société d’études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, 2019.
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Sharp was determined that the crew of the Zong be arraigned for murder and made his views as public
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The Zong, Understanding Slavery Initiative.
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to bring to justice the guilty men from the Zong (he failed)
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The Zong Massacre Trial, London Museum.
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But nobody was ever prosecuted for the murders.
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