IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 522 
Recognizing the historical and educational significance of the Freedom Schoo-
ner Amistad’s 14-month 2007 Atlantic Freedom Tour, and expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives that preserving the legacy 
of the Amistad story is important in promoting multi-cultural dialogue, 
education, and cooperation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2007 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 
MURPHY of Connecticut, and Mr. COURTNEY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the historical and educational significance of 
the Freedom Schooner Amistad’s 14-month 2007 Atlan-
tic Freedom Tour, and expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives that preserving the legacy of the 
Amistad story is important in promoting multi-cultural 
dialogue, education, and cooperation. 
Whereas the 1807 Act of the British Parliament was the first 
major initiative that abolished the slave trade and began 
the march to end slavery; 
Whereas, in 1839, 53 Africans were illegally kidnapped from 
Sierra Leone and sold into the transatlantic slave trade; 
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•HRES 522 IH 
Whereas the captives were brought to Havana, Cuba aboard 
the Portuguese vessel Tecora, where they were fraudu-
lently classified as native-born Cuban slaves; 
Whereas the African captives were sold to Spaniards Jose 
Ruiz and Pedro Montez, who transferred them to the 
coastal cargo schooner, La Amistad; 
Whereas the African captives, while being transferred from 
Havana, Cuba up the coast in the Amistad, revolted after 
3 days and ordered the schooner head east back to their 
native Africa; 
Whereas, on the evening of the rebellion, the Amistad was se-
cretly directed back west and up the coast of North 
America, where after 2 months the Africans were seized 
and arrested in New London, Connecticut; 
Whereas the captives were jailed and awaited trial in New 
Haven, Connecticut, and the case became historic when 
former President John Quincy Adams argued on behalf 
of the enslaved Africans before the United States Su-
preme Court and won their freedom; 
Whereas, in 2007, the Freedom Schooner Amistad will em-
bark on its first transatlantic voyage to celebrate the 
200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic 
slave trade; and 
Whereas the Amistad case represents an opportunity to call 
to public attention the evils of slavery, the struggle for 
freedom, and the restoration of human dignity: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 522 IH 
(A) recognizes the historical and edu-
cational significance of the Freedom Schooner 
Amistad’s Atlantic Freedom Tour; and 
(B) encourages the people of the United 
States to learn about United States history and 
better understand the experiences that have 
shaped the United States; and 
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that preserving the legacy of the Amistad 
should be regarded as a means in fostering multi- 
cultural dialogue, education, and cooperation. 
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