April 12, 2024
1900 Illus Article: AMISTAD SLAVE SHIP REVOLT Cinque CT
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This is an original and authentic , 109-year-old illustrated 18 -page article (Pages 72-89) by Ellen Strong Bartlett titled THE AMISTAD CAPTIVES, that has been carefully removed from Volume 22 Number 1 in the March 1900 issue of NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE. Page Size: 6 x 9 inches The article is illustrated with six (6) nicely detailed photographic images and four (4) prints, including the one shown below with its caption: > CINQUE. Some of the other illustrations feature the death of Captain Ferrer, the house at Montauk Point w the Amistad captives were taken, the Farmington Church, John Quincy Adams, silhouettes of three Amistad captives and more.... The article is about the historic 1839 AMISTAD SLAVE REVOLT . [From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: On July 2 , 1839 , Sengbe Pieh led 56 fellow Africans (52 adults and 4 children), the captives being transported aboard La Amistad from Havana , in a revolt against their captors. In the main hold below decks, the captives found a rusty file. The slaves were freed and they quickly ascended the stairs to deck. Armed with machete-like cane knives , they were successful in gaining control of the ship and demanded to be returned home. The ship's navigator, Don Pedro Montez, deceived them about which direction their course was on and actually sailed the ship north along the North American
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