Ardency
by Kevin Young

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A poetic epic that tells the story of the slaves, most from Sierra Leone, who staged a mutiny, taking over the "Amistad" 1839, featuring the voices of the jailed rebels' African interpreter, the mutineers themselves in letters to their lawyer John Quincy Adams and others, and rebel leader Cinque.
Slave insurrectionsAmistad (Schooner)PoetrySlavesAntislavery movementsAmerican Narrative poetryPoetry (poetic works by one author)Slavery, united states, poetry