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Focusing on a pivotal legal case, the book recounts the Amistad incident where enslaved Africans revolted aboard a Spanish ship in 1839. John Quincy Adams, who represented the Amistad slaves before the Supreme Court, provides a detailed argument for their freedom. The text includes a transcript of his Supreme Court presentation, alongside his correspondence and related documents. Additionally, it examines the broader political landscape of the time, highlighting the abolitionist movement and U.S.-Spain tensions over slavery, making it a significant historical account.
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Amistad Argument, John Quincy Adams
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2004
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- Titel
- Amistad Argument
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- John Quincy Adams
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2004
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 128
- ISBN13
- 9781419105913
- Kategorie
- Biografien & Memoiren, Politikwissenschaft
- Beschreibung
- Focusing on a pivotal legal case, the book recounts the Amistad incident where enslaved Africans revolted aboard a Spanish ship in 1839. John Quincy Adams, who represented the Amistad slaves before the Supreme Court, provides a detailed argument for their freedom. The text includes a transcript of his Supreme Court presentation, alongside his correspondence and related documents. Additionally, it examines the broader political landscape of the time, highlighting the abolitionist movement and U.S.-Spain tensions over slavery, making it a significant historical account.