Who were the Africans who revolted aboard the Amistad?
Posted July 2nd, 2014 by James DeWolf PerryCategory: History Tags: Amistad, Cuba, Mende tribe, Sengbe Pieh
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Amistad revolt. In the United States, attention understandably focuses on the trial of the enslaved Africans who seized control of the ship from its crew, since the legal proceedings took place in this country.
Yet who were the enslaved people who rose up and took command of the Amistad? Where had they come from, and where were they hoping to go?
