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"Black Mutiny is the
historical retelling of one our nation's most dramatic national crises. It is
one among many historical sources used in the development of the new motion
picture Amistad. Written as a novel in 1953 by William A. Owens, this is one
historian's view of the Amistad mutiny. Based on U.S. government documents,
court records, official and personal correspondence, diaries, and newspaper
accounts, it tells the true story of 53 illegally enslaved Africans who revolted
against their captors. After the Amistad was intercepted and seized by the U.S.
Navy, the imprisoned Africans were forced to stand trial for mutiny and murder
in a case that reached the Supreme Court.
With is impassioned plea
for freedom for all people, Black Mutiny brilliantly recreates a critical
moment in America's racial history more than twenty years before the Civil War
and the Emancipation Proclamation. It is rousing and unforgettable story of
oppression, justice, and the precious cost of human dignity."
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