“The Zorg,” fascinating in its own right, arrives at an interesting moment. The history of Black involvement in the slave trade has often been treated as off limits — inconvenient at best and outright slander at worst. But it has gained traction in recent years. I was pleased to see it mentioned at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (though I wished for a deeper treatment) and fascinated to see that it is a
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