William H. Townsend’s pencil sketches of the Amistad captives portray people full of character, who when robbed of their freedom, fought to regain it. The 43 captives’ arrival in New Haven in ...
Months after federal cuts threatened the future of the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, one of the nation’s oldest Black historical archives, the organization has raised enough money to stay ...
"The Mutiny on the Amistad" (A 1939 oil on canvas painting by Hale Woodruff, in the collection of Savery Library, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama / National Museum of African American History ...
Here in New Haven, both are visible in an 81-foot ship named the Freedom Schooner Amistad that is home-ported at Long Wharf Pier. If you don’t see it, the ship sails around the country as a moving ...
NEW ORLEANS — One of the country’s most important Black history archives is facing an uncertain future. The Amistad Research Center, located on the campus of Tulane University, has lost 40% of its ...
John Warner Barber’s ‘Death of Capt. Ferrer,’ 1839. Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La ...
On Dec. 4, 1997, Steven Spielberg unveiled the historical drama at its premiere in Washington, D.C. By Duane Byrge On Dec. 4, 1997, Steven Spielberg unveiled historical drama Amistad at its premiere ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results