Slave-Studies.net. A Portal for Research & Education

Amistad Case

Related Name

Spielberg, Stephen (dir.)

Part of

H-Law/H-Net Reviews / H-Net. Humanities Online

Release

East Lansing, Mich., Dec 1997 (Matrix/Michigan State University)

Extent

1 page/frame (ca. 73 KiB)

Last Visit

Nov 3, 2003.

Language

English

Related Inst.

National Endowment for the Humanities

Release

Mystic Seaport, Conn., © 1997

Extent

n/a

Last Visit

Apr 26, 2004.

Notes

Includes sitemap and local search (also covering full text of primary documents).

Language

English

Includes

• Library (Newspapers, Personal Papers, Court Records, Government Papers, Popular Media, Maps, Gallery)
• Teaching Resources (Curriculum, Bibliography)
• Timelines

Description

The very rich site presents the Amistad court case, the itinerary of the Africans at its center, and the public discussion it generated. The incident is used to examine many of the wider issues relating to slavery in the antebellum United States. – The texts introducing and discussing the case are accompanied by historical illustrations and linked to source material, a wide selection of which is available online from the site's library section. — The Mystic Seaport Museum houses a replica of the Amistad .

Related Names

Davis, David Brion / Mintz, Steven

Part of

Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (GLCSSRA)

Related Inst.

Yale University
Yale Center for International and Area Studies

Release

New Haven, Conn., Mar 2003 (Yale University)

Extent

14 pages (ca. 145 KiB)

Last Visit

Jun 3, 2003.

Language

English

Description

Detailed lesson plan suitable for high school students. Includes 9 source documents, 2 brief notes introducing the incident, and a timeline of abolitionism.

Report links, send comments or suggestions!

Search Slave-Studies.net

Search now

(Courtesy of FreeFind)
… the Slave-Studies.net catalog only.
… across the sites catalogued by Slave-Studies.net. (Experimental! – Subject to limitations.);

… all catalogs hosted by the VL European History Project (incl. the Slave-Studies.net catalog; excl. the VL Polish History).

Navigation/Access Keys