UNITED STATES, Appellants, v.``The LIBELLANTS AND CLAIMANTS of the SCHOONER AMISTAD, her tackle, apparel and furniture, together with her cargo, and the AFRICANS mentioned and described in the several libels and claims, Appellees.
The Mission of Amistad America is to teach the lessons of history, cooperation and leadership inherent in the Amistad incident and its legacy through the ownership, educational programming and operation of the vessel.
The improbable voyage of the schooner Amistad, and the court proceedings and diplomatic maneuverings that resulted from that voyage, form one of the most significant stories of the nineteenth century.
Argument of John Quincy Adams Before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of the United States, Appellants, vs. Cinque, and others, Africans, captured in the schooner Amistad, by Lieut. Gedney, Delivered on the 24th of February and 1st of Ma
Digital archive of primary historical documents about the Amistad incident along with contextual materials, teaching ideas, and links to related sites.
Amistad—A True Story of Freedom, the multi-media exhibition that takes you back in time, is now on display at The Connecticut Historical Society. The on-going exhibition explores the Africans’ revolt on the ship Amistad in 1839, their arrival in New Londo
For this 1996 project, students in History 300, Historical Methods, transcribed documents in the William S. Holabird papers (Amistad archive), part of the Gilder Lehrman Collection, which is on deposit at the Pierpont Morgan Library.
