Publication Date
1-1-2007
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The improbable voyage of the schooner Amistad and the court proceedings and diplomatic maneuverings that resulted from that voyage form one of the most significant stories of the nineteenth century. When Steven Spielberg chose the Amistad case as the subject of his 1997 feature film, he finally brought it the attention the case had long deserved, but never received. The Amistad case energized the fledgling abolitionist movement and intensified conflict over slavery, prompted a former President to go before the Supreme Court and condemn the policies of a present Administration, soured diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain for a generation, and created a wave of interest in sending Christian missionaries to Africa.
Publication Title
Famous Trials
Recommended Citation
Douglas O. Linder,
The Amistad Case,
Famous Trials
(2007).
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https://irlaw.umkc.edu/faculty_works/847