Mutiny On The Amistad: The Saga Of A Slave Revolt And Its Impact On American Abolition, Law, And Diplomacy

Published to coincide with the movie "Amistad", this is the story of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. The 1839 revolt on a Spanish slave ship ignited events which climaxed in the US court's ruling to free the captives.

• | By (Author): Howard (Professor Of History, Professor Of History, University Of Alabama) Jones
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: May 05, 1994
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 292 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0195038290
• | ISBN-13: 9780195038293