In April of 1839, a group of militant Portuguese abducted a group of 53 Africans, and shipped them to Havana, Cuba. In June of 1839, the Africans were purchased as slaves by
Historian Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, examines the issues surrounding the historical film Amistad . In this essay he explores the ...
A site dedicated to the explication of the Amistad trial: essays, original materials, images, links. ... The improbable voyage of the schooner Amistad, and the court proceedings ...