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The 1707 Slave Ship Mutiny of Thomas Gaines: Justice Denied
In 1707, Thomas Gaines, a white sailor on the slave ship Elizabeth, led a mutiny after witnessing the brutal murder of an enslaved woman. He and his co-conspirators took control of the ship and sailed it to Boston, where they expected to be hailed as heroes. Instead, they were arrested, tried for piracy, and executed. This episode explores the forgotten story of Gaines, the legal complexities of slave ship mutinies, and how the colonial legal system protected the slave trade even against white abolitionists. We discuss the difference between piracy and justifiable revolt, the role of the…
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