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 ...

wresting control of the ship and sailing it to the Bahamas, where they eventually gained their freedom. These portraits, like the testimony in court and the revolt onboard the Amistad, bring the ...

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The Amistad is the most famous ship rebellion in history and has major ties to New Haven. “Amistad: Retold” centers on the people who led the Amistad revolt and their ongoing actions to ...