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It became renowned in July 1839 for a slave revolt by Mende captives who had been captured and sold to European slave traders and illegally transported by a Portuguese ship from West Africa to Cuba, in violation of European treaties against the Atlantic slave trade.
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Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about the Amistad, a Spanish ship that carried enslaved Africans from Sierra Leone to Cuba in 1839. Find out how the Africans revolted, seized the ship and fought for their freedom in U.S. courts with the help of abolitionists and former President John Quincy Adams.
Discovering Amistad is offering tours of the Amistad ship. Come by and learn from our education team about how the ship was built, the story of the Amistad Rebellion, and how we use the vessel today.
Jul 2, 2014 · Learn how the 1839 mutiny on the Amistad, a Spanish slave ship, sparked a legal battle that galvanized the abolitionist movement. The rebels, led by Cinqué, faced brutal conditions, a court case and a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
- Jesse Greenspan
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Jun 25, 2024 · 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.
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Jun 2, 2021 · Learn about the 1839 mutiny of the Cuban schooner Amistad by 53 Africans who seized the ship and sailed to Africa. Explore the legal and historical aspects of the case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and resulted in the abolitionists' victory.
Our Ship. Amistad is what is known as top-sail schooner, or a Baltimore Clipper – a recreation of what historians believe to be the best representation of what La Amistad would have looked like on the outside in 1839.
