The Amistad revolt : an historical legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States /

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Author / Creator:	Abraham, Arthur, 1945-
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs], 1998.
Description:	21 pages : digital, PDF file
Language:	English
Subject:	Amistad (Schooner) Slave insurrections -- United States. Antislavery movements -- United States.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6812805

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Varying Form of Title:	Historical legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States
Other authors / contributors:	United States. Department of State. Office of International Information Programs.
Notes:	Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 30, 2008). "First published in 1987 ... republished in 1998." Includes bibliographical references. Mode of access: Internet. Address as of 1/30/08: http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/amistad/amistad.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Summary:	A brief factual history of how 53 slaves captured by the Spanish, principally from the African colony of Sierra Leone revolted aboard the transport ship 'Amistad, ' were interred in the United States, and eventually won their freedom through the U.S. judicial system.
GPO item no.:	0900-E (online)
Govt.docs classification:	S 20.2:AM 5

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