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The story behind the Freedom Schooner Amistad

 

"This exhibit tells the true story of a group of Africans who were captured in their homeland—and fought against enslavement. They revolted, seized their ship, and eventually won their freedom. The Freedom Schooner Amistad commemorates their struggle."

 

{Photo and link to the set of PDF panels}  

 

These are the educational display panels that travel with the vessel. Find out background information leading up to the Amistad Incident of 1839, more of the fascinating history surrounding this infamous story and Amistad’s relevance then, now and leading into the future.

 

A more detailed history of the Amistad Incident is also available.

 

 
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Date Item Title Author Hits
Friday, 29 August 2008 Librarian for the Internet Age Presents Amistad Story Wojtek (Voytec) Wacowski 1137
Thursday, 29 May 2008 Full Historical Text of the Actual Amistad Case AAI 1362
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 AMISTAD HISTORY Jeremy Brecher 2987
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 CHILDREN OF AMISTAD Marlene D. Merrill 2215
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 SINGBE PIEH'S LETTER TO THE AMISTAD COMMITTEE Singbe Pieh 2245
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 KINNA'S LETTER TO JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Kinna 2134
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 KALE'S LETTER TO JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Kale 2140
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 MEETINGS OF THE LIBERATED AFRICANS AAI 1907
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 CINQUE AND HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AAI 2137
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 AFRICAN TESTIMONY AAI 1979
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 ADAMS LETTER ON AMISTAD AFRICANS AAI Staff 2039
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 CASE OF RUIZ MONTEZ AAI Staff 2019
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 ON CINQUES AAI Staff 1975
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 NARRATIVE OF THE AFRICANS AAI Staff 1895
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 PLANS TO EDUCATE THE AMISTAD AFRICANS IN ENGLISH AAI Staff 2015
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 AMISTAD CASE AS REVOLUTION AAI Staff 1927
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 THE CAPTURED AFRICANS AAI Staff 1995
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 LETTER FROM LEWIS TAPPAN AAI Staff 1860
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 THE CASE OF THE CAPTURED NEGROES AAI Staff 1919
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 THE CAPTURED SLAVES AAI Staff 1852
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 THE SPANISH PIRATICAL SCHOONER AMISTAD AAI Staff 1890
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 AMISTAD LETTERS AAI Staff 2445
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 19TH CENTURY NEWS AAI Staff 2044
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 SLAVESHIP? AAI Staff 2243
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 TIMELINE AAI Staff 2128
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 DISCOVER THE STORY AAI Staff 2300
Saturday, 26 August 2006 The Amistad Case and Its Consequences in U.S. History Clifton Johnson 885
 
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  • Slavery - history  ( 1 items )
  • Amistad Revolt - An Historical Legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States  ( 17 items )

     

    Arthur Abraham

     

    Dr. Arthur Abraham is one of Sierra Leone's foremost historians. He is the author of Mende Government and Politics Under Colonial Rule and Topics in Sierra Leone History. He is also a past editor of the Journal of the Historical Society of Sierra Leone. Dr. Abraham has taught and researched at universities in Europe, Africa and the United States. Currently Professor of History at Virginia State University, he has been Professor of African Studies and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, with academic stints at Leiden in Holland, and Long Island and Yale Universities. Dr. Abraham has published extensively, and is the leading authority on the Mende. He has held a number of positions in government.

     

     

    Download ready to print, illustrated Adobe Acrobat (PDF) versions:
    English | French | Spanish

     

  • Amistad Reccomends  ( 3 items )
  • The Story of the Amistad  ( 1 items )
    The Amistad incident as it unfolded.
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