Relates the experiences of a young Senegalese girl brought as a slave to the Danish owned Caribbean island of St. John during the slave revolt of 1733-1734.
A fictional account of the late-eighteenth-century Haitian revolution, focusing on Toussaint Louverture, a self-educated slave, and Dr. Hebert, a man who falls in love with Nanon, a mulatto.
Tells the story of the slave revolt aboard the Spanish ship Amistad in 1839, discusses the capture of the vessel off the coast of Connecticut, and follows the attempts of ex-President John Quincy Adams before the U.S. Supreme Court to win the freedom of the slaves.
Traces the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad, their apprehension, and long trial which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court.
Relates the experiences of a young Senegalese girl brought as a slave to the Danish-owned Caribbean island of St. John as she participates in the slave revolt of 1733-1734.
A history of the 1839 uprising of African captives aboard the slave ship Amistad, telling of their three-year imprisonment in the United States and their eventual acquittal by the Supreme Court.
Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.
