Amistad, a novel by Alexs Pate ; based on the screenplay by David Franzoni
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Amistad, a novel by Alexs Pate ; based on the screenplay by David Franzoni
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Amistad
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a novel by Alexs Pate ; based on the screenplay by David Franzoni
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Based on the true story of the 1839 mutiny on board the Spanish slave ship Amistad, their apprehension, and long trial. It is also the story of John Quincy Adams, the former American prisident, who reluctantly heeded the call to justice and defended Cinque, the illegally enslaved son of a Mende chief who led the uprising, in the Supreme Court trial
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