Freedom's Sons: The True Story of the Amistad Mutiny
By Suzanne Jurmain.
Description
AMISTAD CAPTIVES VICTORY JUSTICE TRIUMPHANTtrumpeted the March 13,1841, headline of The Colored American,one of the first U.S. newspapers published and edited by African Americans. The cause for this jubilation was an unprecedented event. At a time when most black Americans had no legal rights, a group of captive Africans had challenged the U.S. government before the Supreme Court -- and won!Freedom's Sons is a tale of unbending courage and moral integrity in the face of incredible odds. It is the extraordinary true story of the only successful slave revolt in American history. In 1839...
ISBN(s)
068811072X, 9780688110727
