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Author:
Somervill, Barbara A., author.
Title:
The Amistad mutiny / by Barbara A. Somervill.
Publisher:
The Child's World,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Amistad (Schooner)--Juvenile literature.
Slave trade--America--History--Juvenile literature.
Slave insurrections--United States--Juvenile literature.
Antislavery movements--United States--Juvenile literature.
Amistad (Schooner)
Slave insurrections.
Slave trade.
Antislavery movements.
Biographies.
History.
Juvenile works.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The sale of human beings -- The dark journey -- Mutiny of the Amistad -- Decisions and disagreements -- The trial -- A legacy of freedom -- Think about it -- Time line.
Summary:
In 1839, African slaves who rebelled against their Spanish owners on the Amistad schooner were charged with murder in the United States. This book details the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately ruled in favor of the black captives.
Series:
The Black American journey
ISBN:
9781503853706
1503853705
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1183422427
Locations:
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)
GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

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