One of the most famous cases of slavery rebellion was in the nineteenth century, it was known as the Amistad case. This was a case in which slave traders in the West African port of Lomboko transported more than 500 enslaved Africans to Spanish-ruled Cuba. Many of the slaves were from the Mende region of West Africa. While one night at sea, the Mende people had broken out of there chains and armed themselves with sugar cane knives. The captives then killed the cook and captain and took over the ship. They made 2 of the ships workmen to sail the ship in the direction of the rising sun and West
