Earl of Mansfield

Earl of Mansfield

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The Earl of Mansfield, as Lord Chief Justice, played a critical role in a landmark legal case related to the Zong massacre, ruling against the ship's owners and thereby influencing the abolitionist movement in Britain.

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The Earl of Mansfield ruled against the owners of the Zong on the grounds of new evidence.

Olaudah Equiano’s memoir ignited the abolitionist movement in Britain | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-31
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