Exploring Amistad: Race and the Boundaries of Freedom in Antebellum Maritime America

Abstract:

Exploring Amistad examines the Amistad revolt, a shipboard uprising of slaves off the coast of Cuba. It uses timelines, a library of historical documents, a discovery section and bibliography to teach about this watershed historical event, which set off a legal, political, and popular debate over the slave trade, slavery, race, Africa, and ultimately America itself.

Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Collection:

Individual Authors