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  1. Jun 25, 2024 · Amistad mutiny, (July 2, 1839), slave rebellion that took place on the slave ship Amistad near the coast of Cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the American abolition movement.

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  2. 1 day ago · Summary. The story of the slave ship La Amistad is one of the most celebrated and narrated 19th-century stories of the transatlantic slave trade. To fully appreciate the significance and impact of the events and circumstances of this fateful episode, it is important to examine its legacy from multiple points of the Atlantic world—vestiges of the triangular trade bequeathed by the Columbian ...

  3. Jul 2, 2024 · “The Amistad Trial” by Hale Woodruff from a mural at Talladega College called The Amistad Mutiny, 1939. Click image to learn more. On July 2, 1839, Africans on the Cuban schooner Amistad rose up against their captors, seizing control of the ship, which had been transporting them to chattel slavery.

  4. 4 days ago · The award-winning documentary “Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps of the Rebels,” directed by Tony Buba and produced by Pitt Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History Marcus Rediker, is now available to view online for free on Pitt’s YouTube and Vimeo channels.

  5. Jul 2, 2024 · The Amistad incident was a historic event that took place in 1839 involving a slave revolt on the Spanish slave ship La Amistad. The subsequent legal battle and eventual Supreme Court ruling had profound implications for the abolitionist movement and the broader struggle against slavery.

  6. Jul 8, 2024 · Animation shows cutaway of a typical slave ship of the late 18th century, and the appalling conditions endured by enslaved Africans on board.

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  8. Jul 9, 2024 · The 129-foot schooner is a replica of the 19th century ship, La Amistad, which became widely known for the 1839 uprising of enslaved captives from Sierra Leone who overthrew the crew and commandeered the ship into waters off the coast of New York.

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