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

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Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

Mystic Seaport: Museum of America and the Sea

Collection:

Individual Authors

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

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 It uses timelines, a library of historical documents, a discovery section and bibliography to teach about this watershed historical event, which set off a legal, political, and popular debate over the slave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.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Lesson Plans, Readings

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

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Copyright 1997 Mystic Seaport