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A new archival study uncovers details about Lloyds of London’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. Whether historical or political, reparatory justice relies on such historical evidence.

A new archival study uncovers details about Lloyds of London’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. Whether historical or political, reparatory justice relies on such historical evidence.

Two separate single-vehicle collisions took the lives of drivers during the last 24 hours. Cameron resident William Gregson, 22, was pronounced dead after being pulled from the wreckage of his car on Sunday afternoon, following a 4:06 p.m. call to authorities. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Gregson was travelling south on Lakey Siding Road and swerved across the center line before colliding with an embankment and the treeline. He was alone in the vehicle. Monday morningâ...

Zong, (renamed Richard of Jamaica), one of 10 ships to have disembarked Africans in Black River from 1781-1791, docked after a long voyage from modern-day Ghana. Seized from the Dutch (as Zorgue) and sold to a Liverpool syndicate led by William Gregson, the Zong was captained by Luke Collingwood. The overcrowded ship with 442 Africans onboard, including 244 already on board when it was seized, left Accra on August 18, 1781, making a stop in Sao Tomé before embarking on the Middle Passage j...