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Amistad Argument
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- 128 pages
- Reading time
- 5 hours
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Focusing on a pivotal legal case, the book recounts the Amistad incident where enslaved Africans revolted aboard a Spanish ship in 1839. John Quincy Adams, who represented the Amistad slaves before the Supreme Court, provides a detailed argument for their freedom. The text includes a transcript of his Supreme Court presentation, alongside his correspondence and related documents. Additionally, it examines the broader political landscape of the time, highlighting the abolitionist movement and U.S.-Spain tensions over slavery, making it a significant historical account.
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Amistad Argument, John Quincy Adams
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- Amistad Argument
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Quincy Adams
- Publisher
- Kessinger Publishing, LLC
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN13
- 9781419105913
- Category
- Biographies and Thoughts, Political Science / Politics
- Description
- Focusing on a pivotal legal case, the book recounts the Amistad incident where enslaved Africans revolted aboard a Spanish ship in 1839. John Quincy Adams, who represented the Amistad slaves before the Supreme Court, provides a detailed argument for their freedom. The text includes a transcript of his Supreme Court presentation, alongside his correspondence and related documents. Additionally, it examines the broader political landscape of the time, highlighting the abolitionist movement and U.S.-Spain tensions over slavery, making it a significant historical account.