Amistad‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ displays the fierce determination of 53 African abductees and their compelling desire to return home. Led by Cinqué (or Sengbe)‚ a man longing to see his wife and son in Sierra Leone again‚ the men aboard the ship La Amistad rebelled against the Spanish slave traders who guarded them from escape. Using sugar cane knives stolen from cargo aboard the ship‚ the Africans defeated the gun-wielding Spaniards. With ambitions of returning to West Africa‚ they eventually
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Amistad Questions Sierra Drummond 1) Who were the main characters in Amistad? Cinque‚ Roger S. Baldwin‚ Theodore Joadwin‚ Tappan‚ John Quincy Adams‚ Martin Van Buren 2) What was the time period (year) in history Amistad existed? 1839 3) Describe the dynamics of the slave ship Amistad during the Middle Passage. Desperate‚ fearful‚ and stressed Absolute treachery‚ 50 thrown overboard‚ women were raped‚ men were mutilated Natives took over through force during a slave uprising Power struggles take
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LA Amistad is a movie depicting the tale of many Africans who were taken from their homes and sold into slavery. The Africans of “La Amistad” had been among five or six hundred Africans purchased by a Portuguese slave from Pedro Blanco‚ who operated a notorious slave factory on the island of Lomboko‚ south of Freetown. They had been brought from Africa on board the Portuguese slaver “Tecora” to Havana‚ where they were moved under cover of darkness to a prison outside the city and advertised for
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La Amistad In 1839‚ Africans being carried from Havana‚ Cuba‚ to Puerto Principe‚ Cuba‚ revolted against their captors aboard the ship La Amistad (Spanish for ’friendship’). They were stolen from Africa‚ transported to the Americas‚ and were “passed off” as having been born in Cuba. After the revolt‚ the Africans demanded to be returned home‚ but the ship’s navigator lied to them about their course‚ and sailed them north along the North American coast to Long Island‚ New York. The schooner was subsequently
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La Amistad Decades of Hollywood’s interpretation of our nation’s past struggles and triumphs have both aided the American people in empathizing and understanding our predecessors‚ as well as helping to skew our views of the reality of the past. Often times in Hollywood’s retelling of historical events‚ truth is manipulated by filmmakers to accommodate necessities in storytelling such as character development‚ plot devices and alterations that allow a story to unfold within a 2 hour time frame
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The Amistad Trial The Amistad Trial‚ also known as United States v. Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad‚ was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of slaves on board the Spanish schooner Amistad in 1839 (Jones). The Amistad Case is part of The Freedom Trial consisting of four cities Farmington‚ Mystic‚ New Haven‚ and Hartford. In 1839‚ fifty-three Mendi Africans who were bound for slavery in Cuba aboard the ship Amistad took over the
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trade. This abduction violated all of the treaties then in existence. Fifty-three Africans were purchased by two Spanish planters and put aboard the Cuban schooner Amistad for shipment to a Caribbean plantation. The Africans seized the ship‚ killed the captain and the cook‚ and ordered the planters to sail to Africa. In August 1839‚ the Amistad was seized off Long Island‚ NY‚ by the U.S. brig Washington. The planters were freed and the Africans were imprisoned in New Haven‚ CT‚ on charges of murder. Although
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The film “Amistad” is recreate base on a true story about a slave ship traveling out from Cuba to the United State in 1839. The film start off with a group of African were shackled and chained then packed in an overloaded‚ dirty slave ship and exposed to inhuman treatment‚ on the Portuguese the Tecora as it makes its way through the Middle Passage towards Cuba. The ship carries 53 Africans who have been sold into servitude in Cuba. They tackled living board the ship and tied in the freight hold of
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APOCALYPTO REFLECTION Apocalypto is an American epic adventure film directed and produced by Mel Gibson. It was written by Gibson and Farhad Safinia. Set in Peten‚ Guatemala‚ during the declining period of the Maya civilization‚ Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and destruction of his village. The dialogue is in the Yucatec Maya language. Apocalypto has exceptionally shown the Mayan Civilization and
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La Amistad Report on the Movie Stripped of all human rights and taken forcefully from their homes‚ these people truly know what it is like to suffer. Amistad is a powerful story of the fight against slavery‚ and the victory of the abolitionists. This film is very moving‚ and should have been given many Oscars for excellent acting and directing. It is an outstanding reproduction of actual history and truly gives the viewer a feel for what these slaves endured. In the late 1830’s‚ the ship
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