Spielberg does a great job in recreating the amistad revolt that spurred a series of trials beginning in the lower courts of. Nov 01, 1997 amistad was a slave ship, this is the story of one man. The first ship, the africa, sailed from new london to the current west african nation of. The amistad case took place in 1839 when 53 illegally purchased african slaves were being transported from cuba to the u. In 1839, a young man called cinque leads a group of africans to take control of the slave ship amistad. The case of the slave ship amistad by mary cable goodreads. Inspired by a true account, here is the compelling story of a child who arrives in america on the slave ship amistad and eventually makes her way home to africa. He says that after writing about the failed struggles of those enslaved and tortured within the machinery of atlantic world commerce he wanted to write a story about successful rebellion. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the case of the slave ship amistad. This steven spielbergdirected exploration into a longago episode in africanamerican. The story of a slave ship penguin young readers, level 4. In 1839, the slave ship amistad set sail on a short voyage from one end of cuba to the other. Drawings of the amistad prisoners, new haven beinecke.
This is the story of the fateful voyage as well as the legal and political process after the capture by the us navy. They want to return to their homes in africa but instead they land in america and are sent to prison for murder. Several weeks into the slave raiding trip, the 53, along with 500 other captured africans were loaded on to the tecora, a. Log book of slave traders museum of connecticut history. Finally, the amistad case offers a compelling story of freedom lost and won. Hoping to sail back to africa, the passengers wound up in america where they were put on trial. Log book of slave traders between new london and africa, 17578. They were taken captive by portuguese slave hunters, and placed on board the amistad, a cuban schooner. Jones describes how, in 1839, joseph cinque led a revolt on the spanish slave ship, the amistad, in the caribbean.
It is carrying a cargo of africans who have been sold into slavery in cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold of the ship. An atlantic odyssey of slavery and freedom%% historian rediker the slave ship focuses on the individual captives in this ambitious. Based on the true story of the 1839 mutiny on board the spanish slave ship, amistad, here is the frightening sequence of events that led fiftythree young men and women and one young nation to seek freedom and justice for all people. The following nine pages come from the manuscript logbook of one man, samuel gould, a connecticut native who was a first mate or supercargo aboard three slave ships in 175758. This renowned imprint showcases awardwinning novelists, celebrated cultural figures, and esteemed critics and scholars. Over the years he has been active in a variety of social justice and peace movements, especially the worldwide campaign to abolish the death penalty. They were then placed aboard a spanish slave ship bound for havana, cuba. May 01, 1997 this was a novel about the amistad slave ship and court case.
Slave ship simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The first half was about the africans journey to cuba, then being put on the amistad, rebelling, and trying to set out for africa then winding up of the coast of new york, instead. In amistad mutiny place on the slave ship amistad near the coast of cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the american abolition movement. This volume presents the first fullscale treatment of the only instance in history where african blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. Subtitles anne of green gables pre intermediate level duration. Amistad, sailing vessel free ais ship tracking of marine. When a drought hits her homeland in sierra leone, nineyearold magulu is sold as a pawn by her father in exchange for rice. The case of the slave ship amistad, written in 1977 by author mary cable, depicts the true story of a nineteenthcentury slave ship in an exciting yet thoughtprovoking manner. Set in 1839, this is the true story of a revolt on the spanish slave ship amistad, whose cargo of. The case of the slave ship amistad kindle edition by cable, mary.
Discusses one of the first civil rights cases heard by the supreme courtbased around a spanish ship carrying african slaves, who revolted and petitioned for their freedomwhose ruling dealt a blow to the slave. Slave ships could at times get insurance on their cargos of slaves. Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from cuba to the u. But insurance would not pay if the slavers starved the slaves or they got sick. Discusses one of the first civil rights cases heard by the supreme courtbased around a spanish ship carrying african slaves, who revolted and petitioned for their freedomwhose ruling dealt a blow to the slave trade. The mutiny on the amistad was led by a young man, known as cinque. The africans seized the ship by killing the captain and owner, ramxon ferrer, and the cook, celestino.
The amistads story began in 1839 when slave hunters captured large numbers of native africans near mendeland in presentday sierre leone. In 1838, the amistad took hundreds of kidnapped africans on a long journey across the. To what degree can one human being say, an officer of the u. The story of a slave ship penguin young readers, level 4 mckissack, patricia, stanley, sanna on. United states v amistad rebellion on a slave ship landmark supreme. On july 1, 1839, 53 of the africans, who had been bought at the slave market by spanish planters and were being transported on the ship, revolted. Amistad mutiny, july 2, 1839, slave rebellion that took place on the slave ship amistad near the coast of cuba and had important political and legal repercussions in the american abolition movement. Gripping tales of the revolt on the slave ship amistad. In 1839, 53 african slaves staged a rebellion on board the slave ship amistad, and were held for trial in the united states. Alabama college opens home for amistad slave ship murals. The amistad was a slave ship captured on the american coast after the slave cargo was able to overppower the crew. Iyunolu folayan osagie is a native of sierra leone, from where the amistad s cargo of slaves originated. Mckissack, caldecott and newbery honor winner as well as a threetime.
This book details the gripping story of the 1839 revolt aboard the spanish slave ship. The recent publication of four books about the slave ship amistad meet young readers needs for accuracy and restraint better than does steven spielbergs film amistad. Theres a backbone of integrity to monica edingers africa is my home. Feb 06, 2019 the amistad slave rebellion, 175 years ago. These captives were sent to havana, cuba to be sold into slavery. Jones is the author of numerous books, including mutiny on the amistad.
In 1839 it was owned by ramon ferrer, a spanish national. Amistad mutiny north americanafrican history britannica. The case of the slave ship amistad viking press, 1971. The mutineers were captured and tried in the united states, and a surprising victory for the. Mckissack, caldecott and newbery honor winner as well as a threetime winner of the coretta.
In 1839, the spanish slave ship amistad set sail from havana to puerto principe, cuba. In 1838, the amistad took hundreds of kidnapped africans on a long journey across the atlantic, but the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so they could sail back to their homeland. Africans being transported to cuba to be sold into slavery manage to take over the ship and kill most of the crew transporting them. List of books and articles about amistad revolt online research. On board were thirty barely clad black men, armed with cutlasses, and two white men spanish slave owners with an incredible story to tell. But instead of sending them back to cuba, the fledging abolitionist movement. In 1781 the slave ship zong was hauling 470 slavesmore than the ship could handle. In august 1839, what appeared to be a listless pirate ship, unidentified by any flag, was spotted off the north atlantic coast of the united states. The ship was carrying 53 africans who, a few months earlier, had been abducted from their homeland to be sold as. His writings have won numerous awards and been published in fourteen languages. The americans think of the africans as property, not people. The slave trade is illegal in many parts of the world but some slave traders pay no attention to the laws.
The 1839 slave rebellion aboard the amistad, a spanish slaver from cuba. Two spanish plantation owners, don jose ruiz and don. The mutineers were captured and tried in the united states, and a surprising victory for the countrys antislavery forces resulted in 1841 when the u. In the acknowledgements of the amistad rebellion rediker says that he wrote the book as a companion to his earlier book the slave ship.
This abduction violated all of the treaties then in existence. From journalism and lectures to drama, visual art, and the spielberg film, this study ranges across the varied cultural reactionsin america and sierra leoneengendered by the 1839 amistad slave ship revolt. As marcus redikers new book reminds us, the place of the amistad. Insurance paid out if the slaves drowned, but not if they were severely starved to death. The creole case was the result of an american slave revolt in november 1841 on board the creole, a ship involved in the united states coastwise slave trade. The amistad slave rebellion, 175 years ago history. The story of a slave ship penguin young readers, level 4 patricia mckissack, sanna. The case of the slave ship amistad by mary cable books on. Amistad press is the oldest publisher devoted to multicultural voices. List of books and articles about amistad revolt online.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. Sep 04, 2017 the case of the slave ship amistad ebook written by mary cable. The africans seized the ship by killing the captain and. I think i read the book before the movie, but this is the version that was used to make the movie. Oct 08, 20 it takes guts for someone to start to write something as nonfiction, then stop, think about it, and proceed to change course entirely and label the work fiction after all. The saga of a slave revolt and its impact on american abolitionism, law, and. The story of a slave ship penguin young readers, level. During the journey, the illegally enslaved africans revolted and seized control of the ship. Because of the number of people eventually freed, the creole mutiny was the most successful slave revolt in us history. The amistad s story began in 1839 when slave hunters captured large numbers of native africans near mendeland in presentday sierre leone. Drawings of the amistad prisoners, new haven sketched portraits of the amistad captives as they awaited trial in new haven. More information about this seller contact this seller 1. Their success was shortlived as the slaver was intercepted by the american navy and towed to connecticut where the slaves were held for deportation.
The story of a slave ship penguin young readers, level 4 good see more like this s 4 p 0 o n s 5 f z 7 p t o b t r e e d black odyssey. The saga of a slave revolt and its impact on american abolition, law, and diplomacy, published by oxford university press. Vtg american heritage history magazine book february 1957 ship amistad nice look. In february of 1839, portuguese slave hunters abducted a large group of africans from sierra leone and shipped them to havana, cuba, a center for the slave trade. It became renowned in july 1839 for a slave revolt by mende captives, who.
In 1838, the amistad took hundreds of kidnapped africans on a long journey across the atlantic, but the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so they could sail back to. Because the captives on the ship experienced harsh treatment by their captors, four days into the voyage on july 2, 1839, one of them, joseph cinque also known as sengbe pieh, freed himself. The gripping novel based on a true story of slavery in 1839, fiftythree african slaves staged a bloody mutiny on board the amistad, a spanish slave ship from cuba. Amistad slave ship for kids the info about the amistad slave ship provides interesting facts and important information about this important event that occured during the presidency of the 8th president of the united states of america. Information on the slave trade from capture, to transport, to selling people is horrific and a legitimate business to many who defended the economic necessity of. Radiance from the waters by sylia ardyn boone yale university press, 1986. A unique account of the most successful slave rebellion in american history, now updated with a new epiloguefrom the awardwinning author of the slave ship in this powerful and highly original account, marcus rediker reclaims the amistad rebellion for its true proponents. The incident began in february 1839 when portuguese slave hunters illegally seized 53 africans in sierra leone, a british colony, whom they intended to sell in the spanish colony of cuba. According to testimony that the amistad captives gave later, they were shackled around the ankles, wrists and. Amistad 1998 the amistad revolt in january 1839, 53 african natives were kidnapped from eastern africa and sold into the spanish slave trade. Cinque, the son of a mende chief who becomes a slave but also leads the uprising against the wrongspresident john quincy adams, is the man who reluctantly defended cinque in a supreme court trial like no other and is a part of a nations history. Aug 23, 2017 the slave merchants boarded the 53 african captives on the amistad which departed from havana, cuba on june 28, 1839. Historical fiction regarding the slave mutiny on the amistad. Mckissack, caldecott and newbery honor winner as well as a threetime winner.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. A unique account of the most successful slave rebellion in american history, now. Amistad, directed by steven spielberg, is based on an actual 1839 revolt by africans aboard a spanish slave ship. A powerful reimagined history of one of the countrys first battles for civil rights.
Activities across the grades and across the curriculum bring to life the story of the revolt on the amistad. This article was originally published in the januaryfebruary 1998 issue of american history magazine. As a consequence of the revolt, 128 enslaved people won their freedom in the bahamas, then a british possession. The current position of amistad is at us east coast coordinates 41.
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