- Amistad (film) - Wikipedia
The schooner La Amistad is transporting black slaves off the coast of the Spanish colony of Cuba in 1839 A captive, Cinqué, leads an uprising against the crew, most of whom are killed Two navigators, Pedro Montes and Jose Ruiz, are spared on condition they help sail the ship to Africa
- Amistad (1997) - IMDb
"Amistad" tells the story of a group of Africans who start a revolt against the crew of the slave ship La Amistad and get adrift for several weeks after this horrible event
- Amistad Case - Date, Facts Significance - HISTORY
The story of the Amistad began in February 1839, when Portuguese slave hunters abducted hundreds of Africans from Mendeland, in present-day Sierra Leone, and transported them to Cuba, then a
- Amistad: How it Began - U. S. National Park Service
The Amistad’s story began in 1839 when slave hunters captured large numbers of native Africans near Mendeland in present-day Sierre Leone These captives were sent to Havana, Cuba to be sold into slavery
- Amistad mutiny | Description, History, Facts | Britannica
Amistad mutiny, (July 2, 1839), slave rebellion that took place on the slave ship Amistad near the coast of Cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the American abolition movement
- Amistad movie review film summary (1997) | Roger Ebert
The film opens on the ship Amistad, where Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) is able to free himself from shackles and release his fellow prisoners They rise up against the Spanish crew of the ship, which is taking them from a Havana slave market to another destination in Cuba
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The 1839 uprising of African captives aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad leads to a trial in the U S and a bid for freedom Based on a true story
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