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Song of Zong!: M. NourbeSe Philip's epic poem gives voice to slave ship victims

11.30.2023 - By CBCPlay

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In November 1721, a massacre began on the Zong slave ship. The tragedy inspired the Canadian poem Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip. She reflects on the mass murder, the bizarre court case, and the work of art still rising from its depths. *This episode originally aired on November 29, 2021.

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