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In 1839, African slaves who rebelled against their Spanish owners on the Amistad schooner were charged with murder in the United States. This book details the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately ruled in favor of the black captives.

2) Breaking the chains: African-American slave resistance

Author

Katz, William Loren

Publisher

Atheneum

Pub. Date

1990

Language

English

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Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.

3) Amistad: the story of a slave ship

Author

McKissack, Pat

Series

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Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

[2021]

Language

English

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Amistad was a ship that carried African people to be sold into slavery. In 1839, the brave Africans on that ship fought back.

4) Amistad: a long road to freedom

Author

Myers, Walter Dean

Language

English

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Traces the 1839 revolt of Africans against their Spanish captors aboard the slave ship Amistad, their landing in the United States and arrest for piracy and murder, and trials which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court. In 1839, the slave ship "Amistad" set sail on a short voyage from one end of Cuba to the other. During the journey, the illegally enslaved Africans revolted and seized control of the ship. Hoping to sail back to Africa, the...

5) The Amistad slave revolt and American abolition

Author

Zeinert, Karen

Publisher

Linnet Books

Pub. Date

1997

Language

English

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Traces the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad, their apprehension, and long trial which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court.