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When a group of illegally enslaved Africans seizes their captors' ship, the Amistad, in 1839, they find themselves in a courtroom, with not only their freedom at stake but also the entire institution of slavery on trial. Original. Movie tie-in.
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Cinque, a kidnapped African sold into slavery in Cuba, leads his fellow captives in a revolt on the slave ship Amistad, only to find himself a prisoner once more, as a group of opponents of slavery, led by ex-President John Quincy Adams, fight for the Africans' freedom in court.Cinque leads a revolt on the Amistad, only to be imprisoned again, as the Africans' freedom is argued in court
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