▁had ▁not ▁been ▁even ▁born ▁yet ; ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 3 ▁and ▁started ▁his ▁rule ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 . ▁ 1 6 2 5 ▁saw ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁James ▁I ' s ▁rule ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Charles ▁I ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁The ▁substitution ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁actual ▁at roc ities ▁committed ▁against ▁African ▁slaves ▁with ▁Irish ▁vict ims . ▁The ▁far - right ▁consp i racy ▁website ▁Info W ars , ▁for ▁instance , ▁subst it uted ▁the ▁ 1 3 2 ▁African ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁Z ong ▁mass acre ▁with ▁Irish ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁Several ▁online ▁articles ▁about ▁" I r ish ▁slaves " ▁have ▁infl ated ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 , 3 0 2 . ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁Li am ▁Hog an ▁traces ▁the ▁first ▁ju xt ap osition ▁of ▁the ▁Z ong ▁mass acre ▁with ▁Irish ▁suffering ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁James ▁M ull in , ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey - based ▁Irish ▁Fam ine ▁C urr icul um ▁Committee ▁and ▁Education ▁Fund , ▁wrote ▁a ▁l ur id ▁article ▁bl urr ing ▁the ▁lines ▁between ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁African ▁ens lav ement ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Amer icas ▁with ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Irish ▁colonial ▁indent ured ▁serv itude . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁criticism ▁and ▁responses ▁The ▁Irish ▁Ex am iner ▁removed ▁an ▁article ▁that ▁c ited ▁John ▁Martin ' s