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Zong!

Zong! by Marlene NourbeSe Philip
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“they ask for water we give them sea
they ask for bread we give them sea
they ask for life we give them only the sea”
― M. Nourbese Philip, Zong!

tags: historic-justice, historic-trials, m-nourbese-philip, slave-ship, slavery, tranatlantic-slave-trade, zong

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“we rescue our tears from the sea
secure them by writ”
― M. Nourbese Philip, Zong!

tags: historic-justice, human-cargo, insurance, justice, m-nourbese-philip, slavery, transatlatic-slave-trade

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