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La révolte de L'Amistad : un legs historique de la Sierra Leone et des États-Unis /

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A brief factual history of how 53 slaves captured by the Spanish, principally from the African colony of Sierra Leone revolted aboard the transport ship 'Amistad, ' were interred in the United States, and eventually won their freedom through the U.S. judicial system.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abraham, Arthur
Corporate Author: United States. Department of State. Office of International Information Programs
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:French
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs], 1998.
Subjects:
Amistad (Schooner)
Slave insurrections > United States.
Antislavery movements > United States.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS90055
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Summary:A brief factual history of how 53 slaves captured by the Spanish, principally from the African colony of Sierra Leone revolted aboard the transport ship 'Amistad, ' were interred in the United States, and eventually won their freedom through the U.S. judicial system.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 30, 2008).
"First published in 1987 ... republished in 1998."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:23 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet. Address as of 1/30/08: http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/amistad/amistadf.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.