Welcome to Exploring Amistad
Mystic Seaport's site explores the Amistad Revolt of 1839-1842 and how we make history of it.
The Amistad Revolt was a shipboard uprising off the coast of Cuba that carried itself, inadvertently but fatefully, to the United States--where the Amistad Captives set off an intense legal, political, and popular debate over the slave trade, slavery, race, Africa, and ultimately America itself.
For a detailed narrative of the revolt, jump directly to Discovery, or follow the Timelines.
This web site also gathers resources to open up and explore this history. The heart of the web site is the Library which contains thousands of pages from over 500 primary documents including court documents, journal entries, and newspaper stories. Each can be viewed in the original print or handwriting or in transcription. All texts are available for searching.
Teaching contains curricular adaptations designed for use both in and outside of the classroom. For a helpful overview of the entire website, view our Site Map.
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