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4698. Black Mutiny The Revolt on the Schooner Amistad. by William A. Owens (read 20 Apr 2010) This book tells well the story of the Amistad, which was taken over by the kidnapped blacks thereon in July 1839 and of the fight for them to get back to Africa. It is not a documentary and has no footnotes or source notes, but appears to be accurate and I found the book exciting and good reading. The legal account suffers from the author not being a lawyer, but procedure in that time was quite different. Perusal of the Supreme Court opinion at 40 Peters 578 (1841) shows that the book is accurate. One can rejoice at the result, which, in view of all the troubles abolitionists had even in a state like Connecticut, is indeed memorable.… (más)
 
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