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The Abolitionist Who Infiltrated a Slave Ship: James Field Stanfield
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of James Field Stanfield — a former sailor turned abolitionist who published the first detailed eyewitness account of the Middle Passage from the perspective of a crew member. Stanfield served on slave ships in the 1770s, including the voyage of the Zong, and later wrote 'Observations on a Guinea Voyage' (1788), a searing indictment of the trade that influenced Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce. We discuss the brutal conditions documented by Stanfield, the controversy over his claims, how his graphic descriptions…
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