Firestorm in Kingston

The year was 1972, and the air in Kingston crackled with anger. Since time immemorial, the inhabitants had endured discrimination, fueled by a system that privileged the few at the cost of the many. A spark was struck in a ghetto, {and{ suddenly, the firestorm engulfed. The uprising was a wave of anger, demanding equality. It {brought{ to light the

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A Dark Chapter in History: The Zong Massacre

In the belly of 1825, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], instructed that over 130 African captives be dumped to their deaths. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves. All of t

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, he became a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, regularly equipped with peepholes, were thought to

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