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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.
Dec 25, 1997 · Amistad is a film by Steven Spielberg based on the true story of a slave revolt on a ship in 1839. The film follows the legal battle of the captives in the U.S. courts, led by John Quincy Adams, to prove their freedom and citizenship.
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Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about the Amistad Case, a landmark legal battle over the freedom of enslaved Africans who revolted on a Spanish ship in 1839. Find out how former President John Quincy Adams defended their rights and how the Supreme Court ruled in their favor.
La Amistad ( pronounced [la a.misˈtað]; Spanish for Friendship) was a 19th-century two-masted schooner owned by a Spaniard living in Cuba. 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 ...
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Jun 2, 2021 · Learn about the 1839 mutiny of enslaved Africans on board the Cuban schooner Amistad and their legal battle for freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court. Explore primary sources, teaching activities, and background information on this historic case.
Dec 12, 1997 · A historical drama about the legal battle of African slaves who revolted on a ship and were brought to trial in America. Ebert praises the performances of Hounsou and Hopkins, but criticizes the film's focus on the law and lack of emotion.
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising.
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