Jesus of Lübeck was a carrack built in the Free City of Lübeck in the early 16th century. Around 1540 the ship, which had mostly been used for representative purposes, was acquired by Henry VIII, King of England, to augment his fleet. The ship saw action during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight in 1545.

Nov 22, 2020 · John Hawkins urged the Africans to enter his ship “Jesus of Lubeck,” also known as “The Good Ship Jesus.” for salvation, those who entered soon found they were barred from disembarking.

Oct 10, 2019 · Uncover the dark history of England’s first slave trader, John Hawkins, who lured Africans onto his ship, the ‘Jesus,’ and sold them into slavery ️ Learn about his tactics, the impact on ...

Feb 25, 2012 · His ship, ironically called “the good ship Jesus,” left the shores of his native England for Africa in October 1562. He arrived at Sierra Leone, and in a short time he had three hundred blacks in his possession. Hawkins claimed to have acquired them “partly by sword and partly by other means.”

Jul 3, 2020 · Jesus of Lübeck, the first British slave ship to arrive in Africa. The ship was chartered by Queen Elizabeth I to a group of merchants in 1563. Jesus of Lübeck was an early 16th-century carrack built in the Free City of Lübeck.

Jul 24, 2020 · According to journalist Michael Eli Dokosi, he persuaded West Africans to gain salvation by boarding the Good Ship Jesus, as it was sometimes known, and then sold them in what is now the Dominican Republic.

Jan 18, 2018 · The name of the first slave ship to kidnap Black Folks and take them to America was…are you ready? “The Good Ship Jesus” Yep, there was a slave ship named “Jesus.” A place of suffering, injustice, slavery and torture, named after Jesus. “The Good Ship Jesus” was captained by Sir John Hawkins.

What has come to be referred to as "The Good Ship Jesus" was in fact the "Jesus of Lubeck," a 700-ton ship purchased by King Henry VIII from the Hanseatic League, a merchant alliance between the cities of Hamburg and Lubeck in Germany.

Sep 18, 2018 · His ship, ironically called “The Good Ship Jesus,” left the shores of his native England for Africa in October 1562. Some historians argue that if churches had used their power, the Atlantic...

The name of the ship was “Jesus of Lubeck,” but over time it came to be known as “the Good Ship Jesus.” Roughly three and half centuries later Marcus Garvey founded a shipping company—the Black Star Line—that was meant to empower black people and, eventually, provide passage back to Africa.