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The Amistad revolt : an historical legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States / by Arthur Abraham.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Abraham, Arthur, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amistad (Schooner).
- Slave rebellions--United States.
- Slave rebellions.
- Antislavery movements--United States.
- Antislavery movements.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 21 pages : digital, PDF file
- Other Title:
- Historical legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs], 1998.
- Summary:
- A brief factual history of how 53 slaves captured by the Spanish, principally from the African colony of Sierra Leone revolted aboard the transport ship 'Amistad, ' were interred in the United States, and eventually won their freedom through the U.S. judicial system.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 30, 2008).
- "First published in 1987 ... republished in 1998."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 192006786
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