The true story of the revolt and subsequent trial of escaped African slaves is documented in The Voyage of La Amistad: A Quest for Freedom. When a group of men and women were kidnapped from the coast of Sierra Leone in 1839, they had no idea what to expect. Conditions aboard the slave ship were beyond belief, with rows of people stacked together and inadequate food and water. Now referred to as the "middle passage," the voyage was often deadly and always inhumane. When the Africans were eventually brought up on charges of ...
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The true story of the revolt and subsequent trial of escaped African slaves is documented in The Voyage of La Amistad: A Quest for Freedom. When a group of men and women were kidnapped from the coast of Sierra Leone in 1839, they had no idea what to expect. Conditions aboard the slave ship were beyond belief, with rows of people stacked together and inadequate food and water. Now referred to as the "middle passage," the voyage was often deadly and always inhumane. When the Africans were eventually brought up on charges of piracy and murder, the trial focused on the nature of slavery itself. Alfre Woodard narrates the description of this historic debate. Sarah Ing, Rovi
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Run time: 70 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.33: 1. Originally released: 1998. Language: English. Factory Sealed Brand New DVD Alfre Woodard, Charles Durning, Brock Peters. A historic tale of 53 Africans who had been illegally sold into slavery in Havana. After setting sail from Havana, they revolted against their captors and took control of the schooner La Amistad and forced two crew members to sail eastward only to be captured at Long Island, New York. It was then that their gut-wrenching battle really began for freedom. 1998/color-b&w/70 min/NR.
