This volume presents the first full-scale treatment of the only instance in history where African blacks; seized by slave dealers; won their freedom and returned home. Jones describes how; in 1839; Joseph Cinqué led a revolt on the Spanish slave ship; the Amistad; in the Caribbean. The seizure of the ship by an American naval vessel near Montauk; Long Island; the arrest of the Africans in Connecticut; and the Spanish protest against the violation of their property rights created an international controversy. The Amistad affair united Lewis Tappan and other abolitionists who put the "law of nature" on trial in the United States by their refusal to accept a legal system that claimed to dispense justice while permitting artificial distinctions based on race or color. The mutiny resulted in a trial before the U.S. Supreme Court that pitted former President John Quincy Adams against the federal government. Jones vividly recaptures this compelling drama--the most famous slavery case before Dred Scott--that climaxed in the court's ruling to free the captives and allow them to return to Africa.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great source for Revolutionary War Genealogical ResearchBy Barbara Inman BeallI had used this book years ago while doing research on one of my Spence ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War. I found it to be a wonderful source. However; our copy of the book disappeared in a box somewhere; so I bought this as a replacement. I find it a valuable source.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. CornerstoneBy David J. MaschekThis book should be the cornerstone of any serious study of the Continental Army. The first half of this work discusses unit organizations; how the generals were selected; the campaigns and much more. In the last half of the book under "Lineages" are one page histories of the evolution of every regiment that served (examples: 2nd Rhode Island; 4th Virginia; Gist's Additional).4 of 12 people found the following review helpful. BefuddlingBy Scion of BellerphonHelpful... but I doubt some of its accuracy .... it clashes with some of the firsthand account I have delved in.
