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Author Abraham, Arthur.

Title The Amistad revolt [electronic resource] : an historical legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States / by Arthur Abraham.

Imprint [Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs], 1998.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  S 20.2:AM 5    ---  Available
Description 21 p. : digital, PDF file
System Details Mode of access via the USINFO web site.
Note Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 30, 2008).
"First published in 1987 ... republished in 1998."
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Amistad (Schooner)
Slave insurrections -- United States.
Antislavery movements -- United States.
Added Author United States. Department of State. Office of International Information Programs.
Added Title Historical legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States
Gpo Item No. 0900-E (online)
Sudoc No. S 20.2:AM 5

 
    
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