The voyage of La Amistad : a quest for freedom / [MPI Teleproductions] ; written by Warneke J. Smith ; produced and directed by H.D. Motyl.

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 Cou...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: MPI Teleproductions
MPI Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Motyl, H. D. (Director, Producer)
Smith, Warneke J. (Screenwriter)
Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Narrator)
Durning, Charles, 1923-2012 (Narrator)
Peters, Brock (Narrator)
Higginbotham, F. Michael (Interviewee)
Johnson, Clifton H. (Clifton Herman), 1921-2008 (Interviewee)
Johnson-Odim, Cheryl, 1948- (Interviewee)
Language:English
Published: [United States] : MPI Home Video, [2005]
Edition:[Full screen edition].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Amistad (Schooner)
Slave rebellions > United States.
Abolitionists > United States.
Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
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.
Note:Originally released as a documentary film in 1998.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CL4 D0044625 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0788606336
9780788606335
Credits:Editor, John Lux ; camera, Chris Bayard, Joe Bogdan, Desmond Horsfeld, Robert Valette.
System Details:DVD; Dolby Digital; Fullscreen.
Participant or Performer:
Narrated by Alfre Woodard, with Charles Durning and Brock Peters ; interviewees, Michael Higginbotham, Clifton H. Johnson, Cheryl Johnson-Odim.