The Zorg

Brought to you by Penguin, this compelling audiobook by Siddharth Kara recounts the remarkable true story of the 18th-century slave ship Zorg, whose fateful voyage from the Netherlands to the Caribbean played a pivotal role in the emergence of the human rights movement against slavery. The narrative explores how a series of events led to the ship's cargo of over a hundred slaves being thrown overboard, and how this incident sparked a landmark legal case that challenged perceptions of human rights and morality. With vivid storytelling, the book highlights the voyage's profound impact on history and the fight to end the transatlantic slave trade.