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Illustrations of history

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Contemporary depiction of enslaved men rising up and killing their oppressors aboard a slave ship, illustration published 1840 (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] teft 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The movie about this is really good. Their case came before the supreme court.

Amistad is the movie for anyone wondering.

[โ€“] Cypher 5 points 3 weeks ago

That was some very interesting reading and a far better outcome than I had initially feared.