The voyage of La Amistad : a quest for freedom
(DVD)
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Published
[United States] : MPI Home Video, [2005].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD 326 Voy
1 available
DVD 326 Voy
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southside - Media | DVD 326 Voy | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : MPI Home Video, [2005].
Language
English
UPC
030306727998
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, John Lux.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Alfre Woodard with Charles Durning and Brock Peters.
Description
This documentary tells the story of the revolt aboard the slave ship La Amistad, in which Africans abducted from Sierra Leone in violation of international law took over the ship on which they were held, only to end up in the American court system. They took their case all the way to the Supreme Court, with various abolitionists and former president John Quincy Adams leading the way. Based on court documents and transcripts, letters written by the Africans and their lawyers, newspaper articles, and testimony from present-day scholars.
System Details
DVD format; Dolby Digital.
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