White cannibalism in the slave trade: the curious case of the Schooner Arrogante

The examination of the story of what happened on the Arrogante constitutes another example that supports the case of historians who currently claim that the atrocities committed by the slavers were more common than what we have thought thus far.

It also raises the question of why the slavers would sacrifice whom they hoped to sell upon their arrival in Cuba.

This case also highlights the questionable impartiality of Jamaican magistrates, courts and authorities at the time that coincided with the final emancipation of the slaves in the British West Indies, and the paper discusses the weight and credibility given to testimonies received from African slaves, most of whom in this case were children.