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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 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" 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: 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
Massachusetts Historical Society: The Case of the lt;i gt;Amistad lt; i gt; At the age of 73, former president John Quincy Adams appeared before the US Supreme Court and successfully defended the Africans who had seized the slave ship Amistad In his diary, Adams recorded both details about the case and reflections on his involvement
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
Amistad (1997) — The Movie Database (TMDB) In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate
Milestones in the History of U. S. Foreign Relations - Office . . . Officers of the United States survey ship Washington found the Amistad in a state of distress, bearing 53 Africans and the two Spaniards who purchased them in Cuba with the intention of trading them into slavery there
La Amistad - Wikipedia 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
United States v. The Amistad | Oyez On June 27, 1839, the Spanish ship The Amistad left the port of Havana, Cuba, with Captain Ransom Ferrer; two passengers, Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montez; and 53 African slaves on board During the voyage, there was an uprising in which the slaves killed the captain and took possession of the ship