Includes bibliographical references (p. 110) and index.
Contents:
The Odyssey begins -- The issue of slavery -- Property, or people with rights? -- The case for the prosecution -- The case for the defense -- The opinion of the Supreme Court -- Where we stand today -- Home at last.
Summary:
Examines events and opinions surround the case of United States v. Amistad, in which a group of Africans were put on trial for staging a revolt aboard the slave ship Amistad.
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