Amistad By David Pesci Marlowe & Co., 292 pages, $22.95 It is easy to see why Steven Spielberg chose to film the story of the Africans who rebelled aboard the Spanish slave ship Amistad in 1839.

Discover Amistad educator Heidi Slaney shows students how to use a compass aboard a reproduction of the Amistad slave ship docked at Harbor Point in Stamford, Conn. Monday, May 9, 2022.

capturing a slave ship was very hard to do. HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAD TRIED TO DO THAT, AND THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THEM FAILED. SO, WHY WERE THEY SUCCESSFUL?

A U.S. replica of the 19th century Cuban slave ship Amistad glided into the millpond-calm waters of Havana Bay and docked Thursday, a reminder of the countries' intertwined past and perhaps a ...

On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the ...

On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery and thus were free ...

On Dec. 4, 1997, Steven Spielberg unveiled the historical drama at its premiere in Washington, D.C. By Duane Byrge On Dec. 4, 1997, Steven Spielberg unveiled historical drama Amistad at its ...

Often remembered as a slave ship, the Amistad “is not and was never a slave ship,” according to Paula Mann-Agnew, executive director of Discovering Amistad, the organization that owns the Amistad.

A replica of the slave ship Amistad, known for the 1839 uprising by captured African people from present day Sierra Leon, concluded its visit to the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Downtown ...