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Amistad Directed by Steven Spielberg Amistad, Steven Spielberg's drama about an 1839 slave ship uprising and its tough legal aftermath, begins with a dark, tight shot of a man who is struggling. This man is named Cinque and he is struggling for his freedom. He finally frees himself and the other slaves on the lower level of a Spanish boat. They then find all the weapons they can and attack the Spanish men onboard and kill all but two. They then try to steer home to Africa but end up in Massachusetts. When they land in America, they are promptly jailed for the murder of La Amistad's crew. From there, the movie concentrates on the legal battle for their freedom. As the lawyer, Matthew McConaughey has the tough task of proving the slaves were born in Africa in order to free them. He is a smart young lawyer that enters the situation early on and points out that this is not a criminal case but a simple property case: If he can prove the 53 Africans on the Amistad were born in Africa, they will be free men and women, bound by U.S. law to be returned to their homeland. By 1839, U.S. slave owners could buy and sell only those who were born slaves. The lawyer then needs to correct
They were granted their freedom and then allowed to go home to West Africa. They were granted their freedom and then allowed to go home to West Africa. They were granted their freedom and then allowed to go home to West Africa. legal and political history in play here are interesting, to be sure, but the story of the heroic Amistad rebels is infinitely more interesting. They then find all the weapons they can and attack the Spanish men onboard and kill all but two. Amistad Directed by Steven Spielberg Amistad, Steven Spielberg's drama about an 1839 slave ship uprising and its tough legal aftermath, begins with a dark, tight shot of a man who is struggling. The lawyer then needs to correctly prove that the blacks on the Amistad were captured and sold into slavery. The lawyer then needs to correctly prove that the blacks on the Amistad were captured and sold into slavery. This man is named Cinque and he is struggling for his freedom. He finally frees himself and the other slaves on the lower level of a Spanish boat. When they land in America, they are promptly jailed for the murder of La Amistad's crew. law to be returned to their homeland. As the lawyer, Matthew McConaughey has the tough task of proving the slaves were born in Africa in order to free them.
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