Why was Olaudah Equiano concerned about the case of the Zong?
a) A freed slave and ardent abolitionist, he believed that widespread knowledge of the event on board the Zong might help the antislavery movement in England.
b) As quartermaster of the Zong, he stood to lose a fortune if the insurance was not paid.
Consider This: Equiano wrote to abolitionist Granville Sharp about the event. See 4.8: Narrative: Jettisoned Cargo.
c) Equiano had family on the ship who had been kidnapped by the ship’s owners before it was captured.
Consider This: Equiano wrote to abolitionist Granville Sharp about the event. See 4.8: Narrative: Jettisoned Cargo.
d) Equiano hoped to convince his friend J. M. W. Turner to do a painting of the event on board the Zong for public display.
Consider This: Equiano wrote to abolitionist Granville Sharp about the event. See 4.8: Narrative: Jettisoned Cargo.
a) A freed slave and ardent abolitionist, he believed that widespread knowledge of the event on board the Zong might help the antislavery movement in England.
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