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The Sengbe Pieh Mende Revolt: Sierra Leone's Liberated Africans
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the fascinating story of the Mende people of Sierra Leone and their role in the transatlantic slave trade, focusing on the 1839 Mende revolt aboard the Cuban schooner La Amistad. They trace the origins of the captives from the Mende region, the leadership of Sengbe Pieh (known as Joseph Cinqué), and the legal battle that ended in the U.S. Supreme Court. The episode also delves into the broader context of the Mende diaspora, the rice cultivation expertise that made them highly valued in the Carolinas, and the post-revolt settlement of the Mendi people in…
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