The Amistad mutiny
Subtitle: from the court case to the movie
By: Melissa Eisen Azarian.
Series: Famous court cases made into movies
Publisher: Enslow Publishers; Enslow Pub Inc
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780766030541
Subjects: Cinque -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Amistad (Schooner) -- Juvenile literature; Trials (Mutiny) -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Slave trade -- America -- History -- Juvenile literature; Slave insurrections -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Antislavery movements -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.; Juvenile literature.
Description: "Explores the mutiny aboard the Amistad, including the slave revolt onboard, the trial of the slaves in U.S. courts, the appeal to the Supreme Court, and the inspiration for the movie, Amistad"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cinque's story; title: The Amistad mutiny; title: Abolitionists unite; title: The legal fight for freedom; title: The final legal battle; title: Amistad : the movie; title: The Amistad aftermath.