From Cuba to America, the slave ship Amistad set sail in 1839. Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising during the long journey. They are then imprisoned in Connecticut, and their release is a contentious issue. Theodore Joadson, a freed slave, seeks the release of Cinque and the others and hires property lawyer Roger Baldwin to assist him. John Quincy Adams eventually joins the cause.
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From Cuba to America, the slave ship Amistad set sail in 1839. Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising during the long journey. They are then imprisoned in Connecticut, and their release is a contentious issue. Theodore Joadson, a freed slave, seeks the release of Cinque and the others and hires property lawyer Roger Baldwin to assist him. John Quincy Adams eventually joins the cause.
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