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

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