"Revolt aboard the slave ship Amistad"
"1839: On this day in 1839, a slave rebellion occurred on the ship Amistad, and the subsequent acquittal of the mutineers, who were deemed to be kidnap victims rather than merchandise, was a victory for American abolitionism."
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Source:
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000209?tocId=9000209&ref=OTDTDIH
