The 1843 Creole Revolt: Slave Ship Rebellion on the US Coast

The Saltwater Middle Passage: Akan Captives on the Danish Coast

Lucas and Luna trace the forgotten Danish slave trade from the Gold Coast to the Caribbean. They explore the Christiansborg Castle in present-day Ghana, where Akan-speaking captives were held before being loaded onto Danish slave ships bound for St. Thomas. Lucas explains how the Danish government monopolized the trade through the Danish West India-Guinea Company, and how King Frederik IV granted a royal charter in 1671. They discuss the brutal conditions on the Danish slave ships, including the 1702 voyage of the *Christianus Quintus*, where over 40 percent of captives died. Lucas highlights the little-known 1733 slave revolt on St. John, where Akan warriors from the Gold Coast briefly took control of the island. The episode also covers the role of local African powers, like the Ga and Akwamu, who sold captives to the Danes. A nuanced look at a lesser-told chapter of the Atlantic slave trade. #DanishSlaveTrade #ChristiansborgCastle #GoldCoast #Akan #StThomas #StJohn #DanishWestIndies #ChristianusQuintus #1733SlaveRevolt #SlaveTrade #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #FexingoHistory #History #AtlanticHistory #Slavery #SlaveShip #WestAfrica #Caribbean Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

The 1781 Zong Massacre: Insurance Fraud and the Slave Trade

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the 1781 Zong massacre, one of the most infamous events in the history of the Atlantic slave trade. When the slave ship Zong ran low on drinking water, its captain, Luke Collingwood, ordered 132 enslaved Africans thrown overboard—not because it was necessary, but because the ship's owners could claim insurance on 'cargo' lost at sea, but not on those who died of natural causes. The resulting court case, Gregson v. Gilbert, shocked the British public and became a rallying point for the abolitionist movement. We discuss the legal arguments, the role of figures like Olaudah Equiano and Granville Sharp, and the broader implications for how the slave trade valued human life. The episode also touches on the ship's voyage from the Gold Coast to Jamaica, the infamous insurance claim, and how the massacre was initially treated as a business dispute rather than a crime. #ZongMassacre #LukeCollingwood #GregsonvGilbert #InsuranceFraud #MiddlePassage #GranvilleSharp #OlaudahEquiano #AbolitionistMovement #GoldCoast #Jamaica #SlaveShip #1781 #BritishSlaveTrade #HumanCargo #History #AtlanticSlaveTrade #FexingoHistory #SlaveTradeLaw Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

The 1831 Mutiny on the Prince of Orange: A Slave Revolt in the Atlantic

In 1831, the slave ship Prince of Orange set sail from Havana with over 200 enslaved Africans bound for the sugar plantations of Cuba. But before the ship could cross the Atlantic, a brave group of Igbo men, led by a man named Okee, rose up in a desperate bid for freedom. This episode dives into the mutiny, the brutal suppression that followed, and the legal aftermath that unfolded in Havana's colonial courts. We follow the ship's journey from the Bight of Biafra, the role of the Aro Confederacy in supplying captives, and the specific ethnic identities of the Igbo rebels. Through trial records from the Real Audiencia de La Habana, we piece together the names, testimonies, and fates of the men who risked everything. The episode also explores the broader context of slave resistance in the 1830s, the tightening of British abolition pressure, and the chilling reality that even successful mutinies rarely meant freedom. This is a story of courage, terror, and the law's complicity in human trafficking. #PrinceOfOrange #SlaveShipMutiny #Igbo #Havana #BightOfBiafra #AroConfederacy #1831 #SlaveRevolt #AtlanticSlaveTrade #Cuba #SugarPlantations #SpanishColonialLaw #Okee #MiddlePassage #Resistance #Abolition #RealAudiencia #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

The 1817 Fort Blount Massacre: Apalachee Resistance in Spanish Florida

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the 1817 Fort Blount Massacre, a brutal but little-known episode in the history of the Atlantic slave trade. They trace the flight of enslaved people from the Deep South to the maroon stronghold of Fort Blount in Spanish Florida, the alliance with Seminole and Miccosukee warriors, and the U.S. military campaign that ended in a devastating attack by Andrew Jackson's forces. The episode delves into the role of the Negro Fort, the Battle of Prospect Bluff, and the aftermath that saw survivors sold back into slavery. It's a story of resistance, betrayal, and the violent contest for freedom on the borderlands of the early republic. #FortBlountMassacre #NegroFort #Seminole #Maroons #AndrewJackson #SpanishFlorida #ProspectBluff #Apalachee #1817 #FirstSeminoleWar #Slavery #Resistance #AtlanticSlaveTrade #FexingoHistory #HistoryPodcast #WorldHistory #19thCentury #AfricanDiaspora Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

The 1863 New York City Draft Riots: Race and Rage

In July 1863, the largest civil insurrection in American history erupted not in the South but in New York City. The Enrollment Act of 1863, which allowed wealthy men to buy their way out of Civil War conscription for $300, ignited a firestorm of working-class fury. For four days, white mobs — many Irish immigrants — rampaged against the draft, but their rage quickly turned into a murderous pogrom against Black New Yorkers. They lynched Black men from lampposts, burned the Colored Orphan Asylum to the ground, and killed over 100 people. The arrival of Union troops fresh from Gettysburg finally crushed the rebellion. This episode digs into the class and racial dynamics of the riots, the role of the Tammany Hall political machine, the disproportionate casualties among Black New Yorkers, and the lasting legacy of a rebellion that tried to stop a war for emancipation. #NewYorkCityDraftRiots #CivilWar #EnrollmentActOf1863 #EmancipationProclamation #IrishImmigrants #ColoredOrphanAsylum #TammanyHall #Gettysburg #AbrahamLincoln #WorkingClassHistory #RaceRiots #FourteenthAmendment #NewYorkHistory #Conscription #ClassWarfare #AfricanAmericanHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]