Black Mutiny: The Revolt on the Schooner AmistadBlack Classic Press, 1997 - 322 pages Originally published in 1953, Black Mutiny remains one of the most detailed accounts of the Amistad revolt. In 1839, under the leadership of Cinque, the enslaved Mendi aboard the schooner Amistad killed the ship's captain and took control of the vessel in a valiant attempt to regain their freedom. Cinque's attempts to guide the ship back to Africa were thwarted by surviving members of the Amistad's crew. The schooner was seized off the coast of New York by the U.S. Navy, and Cinque and his comrades quickly became the source of a national debate over slavery and its abolition. For two years, the debate raged in local courts, eventually moving to the Supreme Court, where President Van Buren and former President John Quincy Adams found themselves on opposites sides of the controversy. As the arguments were heard, the country watched and waited to see what the Africans' fate would be. Essentially, both Bell and Dyson observe that the difficult questions raised by the Amistad story are far from being resolved as the nation continues its struggle to truly become a land with justice and liberty for all. The republication of this important work provides a wonderful opportunity for dialogue in communities around the world where the spirit of Cinque lives on in men and women actively pursuing liberation. |
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... fear , and envy . But even more powerfully , the Amistad gives us a thrilling character study of the irrepressible spirit of Africans , and their White allies , who were willing to risk their bodies in defending a belief in their ...
... fear , and envy . But even more powerfully , the Amistad gives us a thrilling character study of the irrepressible spirit of Africans , and their White allies , who were willing to risk their bodies in defending a belief in their ...
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... fears of inevitable darkness and a man - eating savage . Like a caged eagle , Cinqué stood with his back to the door ... fear , wonder , made the sleeping prisoners sit up and stare at Cinqué . Their anxiety allayed , they resumed their ...
... fears of inevitable darkness and a man - eating savage . Like a caged eagle , Cinqué stood with his back to the door ... fear , wonder , made the sleeping prisoners sit up and stare at Cinqué . Their anxiety allayed , they resumed their ...
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... fear so much , " Tappan added , " no matter how much their papers may shout . I fear pro- slavery Northerners more - people who are making money out of slavery without being contaminated by it . Their voice is loud in Washington . Their ...
... fear so much , " Tappan added , " no matter how much their papers may shout . I fear pro- slavery Northerners more - people who are making money out of slavery without being contaminated by it . Their voice is loud in Washington . Their ...
Contents
The Mysterious Schooner 3 8 | 3 |
African Slave Factory | 5 |
The Middle Passage | 23 |
Copyright | |
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