Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom
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- Synopsis
- In 1839, a young man named Sengbe Pieh led a group of illegally enslaved Africans to revolt against their captors aboard the slave ship Amistad. All they wanted was to return home to their families. Instead, the Africans landed in the United States, where they were imprisoned and charged with murder. In the historic case that followed, abolitionists came to the Amistad captives' defense. Sengbe Pieh continued as the group's leader, learning enough English to speak out in court for the freedom they so desperately needed. Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers's look at the Amistad rebellion shows how this complicated struggle against bigotry and injustice was an important victory in our nation's fight for equality for all.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 112 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141300047
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 07/09/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Walter Dean Myers
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.