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The Amistad Rebellion: Mende Captives in the Atlantic
In 1839, the Spanish schooner La Amistad became the stage for one of the most remarkable slave ship rebellions in Atlantic history. Fifty-three Mende captives, led by a man named Sengbe Pieh (later known as Joseph Cinqué), seized control of the vessel off the coast of Cuba. This episode follows the Mende people from their homes in Sierra Leone through the horrors of the Middle Passage to their dramatic courtroom battle for freedom in the United States. Lucas and Luna explore the role of the Poro secret society in organizing the revolt, the legal arguments that reached the Supreme Court, and…
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