Amistad Rebellion

<b>Vividly drawn . . . this stunning book honors the achievement of the captive Africans who fought for--and won--their freedom.<b>--<i>The Philadelphia Tribune</i></b> <p/>A unique account of the most successful slave rebellion in American history now updated with a new epilogue--from the award-winning author of <i>The Slave Ship</i></b> <p/>In this powerful and highly original account Marcus Rediker reclaims the <i>Amistad</i> rebellion for its true proponents: the enslaved Africans who risked death to stake a claim for freedom. Using newly discovered evidence and featuring vividly drawn portraits of the rebels their captors and their abolitionist allies Rediker reframes the story to show how a small group of courageous men fought and won an epic battle against Spanish and American slaveholders and their governments. The successful <i>Amistad</i> rebellion changed the very nature of the struggle against slavery. As a handful of self-emancipated Africans steered their own course for freedom they opened a way for millions to follow. <p/>This edition includes a new epilogue about the author's trip to Sierra Leona to search for Lomboko the slave-trading factory where the <i>Amistad</i> Africans were incarcerated<i> </i> and other relics and connections to the <i>Amistad</i> rebellion especially living local memory of the uprising and the people who made it.