Today in Black History: On Mar. 9, 1841, “the U.S. Supreme Court rules, with only one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery, and thus are free under American law.” #BlackHistory www.history.com/this-day-in-... - ThreadSky

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bluepolitico.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Today in Black History: On Mar. 9, 1841, “the U.S. Supreme Court rules, with only one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery, and thus are free under American law.” #BlackHistory

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-rules-on-amistad-mutiny

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dawnddurante.bsky.social•11 days ago

Amistad. Great movie.

muffleymerkin.bsky.social•11 days ago

Today it would 6-3 or 5-4 in favor of the slavers.

bluepolitico.bsky.social•11 days ago

With the black guy voting for the slave owners.

vermintamimarie.bsky.social•10 days ago

Truth

parhelion17.bsky.social•10 days ago

Very good source, "The Amistad Rebellion, an Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom" by Marcus Rediker

darlenenonumber.bsky.social•11 days ago

The movie Amistad was my first introduction to that history. It was a powerful statement when he stood before the court and said he was not alone. His ancestors and those to come in his lineage were with him. I think about that often. It's hard to watch, but they're triumphant in the end!

bluepolitico.bsky.social•11 days ago

“Although seven of the nine justices on the court hailed from Southern states, only one dissented from Justice Joseph Story’s majority opinion. Private donations ensured the Africans’ safe return to Sierra Leone in January 1842.”

bluepolitico.bsky.social•11 days ago

“Brothers, we have done that which we proposed…I am resolved it is better to die than be a white man’s slave.”

Joseph Cinqué, leader of the Amistad mutiny, quoted in the New York Sun, 1839.

celiebug.bsky.social•11 days ago

Friends,our mission is clear: we must uphold the promises made to those who bravely served our country, and to the most vulnerable members of our society. “Short term funding bill”poses significant risks of undermining these commitments by siphoning off essential funds. Let’s roll.

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