The Amistad Revolt

The Amistad Revolt Memory, Slavery, and the Politics of Identity in the United States and Sierra Leone

Hardback (31 Aug 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This study evaluates the relationship between popular art forms, the Amistad Revolt of 1839 and cultural movements, asserting that the Amistad case created a major shift in northern US attitudes toward slavery and played a key role in the construction of national identity in Sierra Leone.

Book information

ISBN: 9780820322247
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 326.0973
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 180
Weight: 526g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 22mm