LONDON – MARCH 29: HMS Northumberland (L) escorts a replica 18th century wooden square rigger ship ‘The Zong’ (R) on a choppy River Thames on March 29, 2007 in London, England. Today’s events form part of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade act. The Zong was at the centre of a court case in 1783, after 133 slaves were thrown overboard in an insurance scam. The resulting public outrage led to the rise of the Abolitionist movement. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
