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They found him in John Quincy Adams. The former president, old and weary, rediscovered his fire as he stood before the Supreme Court. He spoke of the ancestors, of the Declaration of Independence, and the "natural state of man" which is freedom. He argued that if these people were kidnapped, they had every right to use force to regain their liberty. Amistad 1997 - 152 min Dramma • Storia • Mi...
The heavy chains rattled against the wood of the La Amistad as Cinqué looked up at the stars, the only things that still looked familiar in a world turned upside down. Captured from his home in Sierra Leone, he was no longer a man with a name, a family, or a future—he was "property" in the eyes of the Spanish traders who held him. Tell me which area interests you, and I
In a landmark decision, the court agreed. Cinqué and his companions were not rebels or slaves; they were free men. He spoke of the ancestors, of the Declaration
Instead, they were tricked. The ship drifted north until it was seized off the coast of Long Island.