The Amistad Slave Revolt and American Abolition

by Karen Zeinert

Book Overview

Traces the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad, their apprehension, and long trial which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0208024395
• ISBN13: 9780208024398
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Linnet Books
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

The story of organized concerned abolitionists

I do not pretend to be an historian but found the connection between this single saga and the abolitionist movement to be greater than just a cause celebre; it demonstrates how a few concerned people would take action because they cared for more than the cause. I note that the pastors, who were participants with the "committee" are not identified with any particular creed, sect or Denomination. I wonder if the "congregational members" noted on page 78 were members of the Church now identified as the Congregational United Church of Christ? With which of the Denominations were the Rev. Joshua Leavitt and the Rev. Simeon Jocelyn associated? Congratulations to the author who very neatly summarizes so very many events that must have taken place over the period of captivity.