On November 27, 1841, 35 survivors of the Amistad Rebellion set sail from New York City, bound for their African homeland. These individuals, belonging to the Mende tribe, had been forcefully taken aboard the Spanish vessel, La Amistad, where they bravely rebelled against their captors, seeking to steer the ship back to Africa. However, instead […]
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