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and Moroccan poet Hassan Najmi
"There is no word out of place
Refusing to be hurried
about the damage to the human body and about the human relationships created in such conditions
Zong! Sheila O'Hagan and Moroccan poet Hassan NajmiIn November, 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered that some 150 Africans be murdered by drowning so that the ships owners could collect insurance monies. Relying entirely on the words of the legal decision Gregson vs Gilbertthe only extant public document related to the massacre of these African slaves Zong! tells the story that cannot be told yet must be told. Equal parts song, moan, shout, oath, ululation, curse, and chant, Zong!
