A STAIN ON HUMANITY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

In the depths of 1781, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], ordered that over 130 African captives be thrown to their deaths. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves.

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, he was a representation of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, often bearing eyes, were believed to filter t