The Amistad slave revolt (1 July 1839)

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• African American history before the Civil War in general

Some Literary Ammunition: A Starter's Reading List for Countering Spielberg's Amistad

Compiled by S. E. Anderson, 15 December 1997. A brief bibliograpy for studying the Amistad revolt.

La Amistad and American law

By Mumia Abu-Jamal, 1 January 1998. The story of the Spanish schooner La Amistad is a historical drama that provides insight into the struggle for freedom in an age of global white supremacy and unbridled capitalist greed that fed on Black misery and stolen labor.

‘Amistad’: facts & fiction

Workers World, 22 January 1998. Review of the film in historical context.