The Amistad Rebellion keyword-zanny-minton-beddoes building a new model for

building a new model for international feminist solidarity

identity and culture

sometimes referred to as ‘the literary war’

In Dreams of a Nation

The Amistad Rebellion keyword-zanny-minton-beddoes building a new model forOn 28 June 1839, the Spanish slave schooner La Amistad set sail from Havana to make a routine delivery of human cargo. After four days at sea, on a moonless night, the captive Africans that comprised that cargo escaped from the hold, killed the captain, and seized control of the ship. They attempted to sail to a safe port, but were captured by the US navy and thrown into a Connecticut jail. Their legal battle for freedom eventually made its way to the