As Lord Chief Justice, Mansfield ruled on significant slavery cases including the Somerset case of an escaped slave due to be sent back to Jamaica, and the Zong massacre in which the crew, faced with insufficient drinking water, threw their human cargo overboard then tried to collect the insurance. I see Mansfield as a conflicted liberal gentleman who makes a narrow judgement in the James Somerset case that did not free every former slave in England. The Zong case is not a moral case about people being murdered but an insurance case. When he ruled that the owners couldn t get the insurance, he calls the slave trade odious and says only law can change it, but he doesn t attempt to change that law.
Tuesday 23 March: reminder/launch of Lawrence Scott s new novel – Repeating Islands
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San Antonio nonprofit helps students achieve higher education while giving back to their community
Community for Life Foundation hopes to reach more students across the community
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SAN ANTONIO – The Community for Life Foundation scholarship has been helping students reach their goals for 20 years.
The nonprofit assists students with the costs of higher education and has given over half a million dollars in scholarships.
There have been 260 recipients in the San Antonio, but the nonprofit hopes to reach more students. Lawrence Scott is the executive director of the nonprofit and a past recipient.
“We can help you and come along side you and help you focus on your education,” said Scott.