Black Mutiny: The Revolt on the Schooner Amistad
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…
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Weitere Autoren: Bell, Derrick A. (Solist) / Dyson, Michael Eric (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-1-57478-004-8
- EAN: 9781574780048
- Produktnummer: 9054174
- Verlag: Black Classic Pr Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
- Seitenangabe: 322 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B16.1 cm x D3.0 cm 662 g
- Gewicht: 662
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