Amistad

Amistad AMISTAD Amistad is a recreation of the true story close to a 1839 hard worker revolt on a small Spanish schooner, La Amistad, ironically the Spanish word for "friendship." Spielberg does a considerable job in recreating the Amistad revolt that spurred a series of trials counterbalance in the lower courts of Connecticut and ultimately ending in the Supreme Court. Events following the revolt raise controversial questions about slavery and freedom. This case not only marks a milestone for Abolitionists in their fight against slavery but it as well as questioned the natural laws of our Constitution.

Leading up to the trial of the Africans, Spielberg illustrates the horrors the slaves endured as they were captured and taken from their homes. It is very distressing to see the cruelty that was imposed on the slaves as they were captured. The slaves were shackled and chained, then packed in an unsanitary, overcrowded slave ship, and exposed to inhuman treatment, on the Portuguese slaver Te...If you expect to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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