In 1839, La Amistad was a slave ship going to the United States .It was sought to hold 53 Africans who had been kidnapped from West Africa in which that they spoke Mende.When they were held captive, the Africans revolted and took over the ship. They ordered the surviving African traders to take them back to Africa.The ship landed near the coast of Long Island. The Africans jailed and accused of murder . A group of abolitionists, lead by Lewis Tappan, formed a committee. “AMISTAD” reveals an understanding of how African Americans were treated by slave traders. There was a court case involving property and murder. Roger Baldwin was on the defense attorney for the Africans. The case ended up at the United States Supreme Court, and with help
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But if slavery expanded into the West, it would still be trade slave for little wage.Spielberg starts the film with the scene where the slaves take over the ship by force. The audience does not know where the ship is headed, or how the slaves were put on the ship. This creates the same mystery that the Americans have when the Amistad arrives in Long Island. One character was made up for historical purposes.Theodore Joadson was included in the movie to strengthen the belief an ex slave has which is to be a support in the abolitionists movement.If there were no Mr.Joadson the whole story plot would change.For example if the character is made up then how could he say “What is true, Mr. Tappan - and believe me when I tell you that I have seen this - is that there are some men whose hatred of slavery is stronger than any, except for the slave …show more content…
“Moviemakers believe that history can be made more dramatic. They add and subtract characters, invent dialogue and scenes, make heroes more heroic, make villains more villainous, correct incorrectness, make ends happier, and turn shades of gray into black or white.” Often in order to keep the story interesting, certain scenes are edited to create a sense of understanding in the film. The movie Amistad, by Steven Spielberg is a good example of a historically accurate movie that has a clear Hollywood coating .At the end of 1841, the 35 survivors of the Amistad and five American missionaries sailed for Sierra Leone. They established a colony and encouraged educational and political reform eventually leading to independence of Sierra Leone from Great Britain. The Amistad case influenced the abolitionist movement in the United States. Many americans used the judicial system to press their causes, inflaming political passions throughout the country and laying the groundwork for the abolition of slavery and the modern Civil Rights movement in America.[1] . Kansas law,U. Of Missouri “Summary of the Amistad Case”, http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMI_CT2.HTM, 12/12/15)
The interpretation of international law and treaties between the United States and Spain would be important to the outcome of the case, many of which Adams, had helped to formulate
But if slavery expanded into the West, it would still be trade slave for little wage.Spielberg starts the film with the scene where the slaves take over the ship by force. The audience does not know where the ship is headed, or how the slaves were put on the ship. This creates the same mystery that the Americans have when the Amistad arrives in Long Island. One character was made up for historical purposes.Theodore Joadson was included in the movie to strengthen the belief an ex slave has which is to be a support in the abolitionists movement.If there were no Mr.Joadson the whole story plot would change.For example if the character is made up then how could he say “What is true, Mr. Tappan - and believe me when I tell you that I have seen this - is that there are some men whose hatred of slavery is stronger than any, except for the slave …show more content…
“Moviemakers believe that history can be made more dramatic. They add and subtract characters, invent dialogue and scenes, make heroes more heroic, make villains more villainous, correct incorrectness, make ends happier, and turn shades of gray into black or white.” Often in order to keep the story interesting, certain scenes are edited to create a sense of understanding in the film. The movie Amistad, by Steven Spielberg is a good example of a historically accurate movie that has a clear Hollywood coating .At the end of 1841, the 35 survivors of the Amistad and five American missionaries sailed for Sierra Leone. They established a colony and encouraged educational and political reform eventually leading to independence of Sierra Leone from Great Britain. The Amistad case influenced the abolitionist movement in the United States. Many americans used the judicial system to press their causes, inflaming political passions throughout the country and laying the groundwork for the abolition of slavery and the modern Civil Rights movement in America.[1] . Kansas law,U. Of Missouri “Summary of the Amistad Case”, http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMI_CT2.HTM, 12/12/15)
The interpretation of international law and treaties between the United States and Spain would be important to the outcome of the case, many of which Adams, had helped to formulate