Amistad: The Federal Courts and the Challenge to Slavery

by Federal Judicial History Office

The Amistad case was one of the most famous federal cases of the nineteenth century and attracted great public attention at each stage of its movement through the nation's judiciary. The dramatic story of the enslaved Africans who freed themselves from their captors and then sought recognition of their freedom in the federal courts helps to explain the role of the judiciary in the first half of the nineteenth century. The case also transformed the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502518678
• ISBN13: 9781502518675
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"