The Amistad mutiny
Using contemporary documents, traces the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad, their subsequent apprehension, and long trial which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court.
Amistad (Schooner)Juvenile literatureSlave insurrectionsSlave tradeTrials (Mutiny)Amistad (schooner)RevolutionsPolitical science, juvenile literatureSlavery, united states, juvenile literature