But historians know very little about the individuals aboard these slave ships ... like the testimony in court and the revolt onboard the Amistad, bring the massive, messy, contested story ...

The Amistad Slave Ship Revolt, 1839. The incident triggered international interest. The enslaved Africans faced charges of murder and piracy, but the US Supreme Court found in favour of the ...

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The Amistad is the most famous ship rebellion in history and has major ... to be trafficked for the slave trade—to the northward journey after their revolt. Eventually caught off Long Island ...