The slave ship Amistad left Cuba for America in 1839. Cinque leads an unparalleled slave revolt during the lengthy journey. They are then imprisoned in Connecticut, and their release is hotly debated. Freed slave Theodore Joadson hires property lawyer Roger Baldwin to assist him clear Cinque and the others. John Quincy Adams also joins the cause.
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The slave ship Amistad left Cuba for America in 1839. Cinque leads an unparalleled slave revolt during the lengthy journey. They are then imprisoned in Connecticut, and their release is hotly debated. Freed slave Theodore Joadson hires property lawyer Roger Baldwin to assist him clear Cinque and the others. John Quincy Adams also joins the cause.
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