In five pages this 1987 text on the nineteenth century abolitionist movement is reviewed. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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and Diplomacy" tells of a true story which took place in 1839 and enhanced the cause of the abolitionists in the United States. The tale is about a group of
Africans who were kidnapped for the slave trade, turn on their captors and take control of the ship Amistad. The captors, led by the 26 year old Joseph Cinque, hoped
to return to their native Africa but instead ended up in New York harbour eventually begin arrested. Their case ended up in the Supreme Court which ruled in favour of
the Africans who were allowed to return to their home country. The story turns from one of the dramatic events of the mutiny into the equally if not more dramatic
events of the political system, the abolitionist movement and the international controversy which ensues. The importance of the book was the telling of the case which was one of
the most influential in the abolitionist movement. It was originally released in 1987 and was re-released in 1997 to coincide with Steven Spielbergs production of the movie "Amistad" which was
based on Jones book (Valpo, 2002). The Amistad incident was the first and only time in the history of the United States when a group of Africans who were captured
for the slave trade won their freedom through the Supreme Court. Joseph Cinque and the 53 captives revolted in the Caribbean on the Amistad. They allowed the captain and the
first mate to survive in order to take them back to their native Sierra Leone but were tricked by the two and ended up in New York. When the ship
was seized by an American naval vessel near Montauk, Long Island and the Africans were arrested in Connecticut, the resulting Spanish protest against the violation of their property rights lead