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9

The Amistad Trials

Lecture no. 9 from the course: The Great Trials of World History and the Lessons They Teach Us

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Taught by Professor Douglas O. Linder | 29 min | Categories: History

Learn about the legal importance of the Amistad trials by exploring three questions they presented. First: Are the African mutineers criminals? Second: Are they property? Third: If neither, what should happen to them? The ensuing controversy, you'll learn, helped build momentum for turning public opinion in the North against slavery....