- 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
- 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 (1997) - IMDb
Amistad is a very well crafted, well acted, and well told story It is also mostly true to the history of events surrounding the Amistad 'mutiny', and the defense of the Africans responsible for it by John Quincy Adams and a young lawyer named Baldwin
- 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
- Watch Amistad | Netflix
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 Watch trailers learn more
- 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
- Massachusetts Historical Society: The Case of the lt;i gt;Amistad lt; i gt;
On 24 August a US revenue cutter seized the Amistad off Long Island The Africans were held at New Haven, Connecticut, and their fate became the subject of heated debate, eventually leading to the US Supreme Court, where John Quincy Adams helped argue for their freedom
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