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The Amistad rebellion : an Atlantic odyssey of slavery and freedom /

On June 28, 1839, the Spanish slave schooner Amistad set sail from Havana on a routine delivery of human cargo. On a moonless night, the captive Africans rose up, killed the captain and seized control of the ship. They attempted to sail to a safe port, but were captured by the U.S. Navy. Their legal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rediker, Marcus
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2012.
Subjects:
Slave insurrections > United States.
Amistad (Schooner)
Antislavery movements > United States.
Slave trade > America > History.
Sierra Leoneans > United States > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Voices
  • Origins
  • Rebellion
  • Movement
  • Jail
  • "Mendi"
  • Freedom
  • Reverberations.