AFAM 002A Lecture 11: Aggressive Abolitionism and Black Militancy (Chapter 9.5-9.6)
10 Mar 2017
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Lecture notes aggressive abolitionism and black militancy . Derived from chapter 9 let your motto be resistance (1833-1850) Bolded = key terms, concepts, facts, ideas, persons. The amistad and the creole: 2 maritime slave revolts encouraged northern abolitionist militancy, 1st revolt did not involve enslaved african americans, june 1839 54 african captives, under joseph cinque, seized control of. Spanish ship amistad, that had been carrying them to slavery in honduras: africans lost their way in attempt to return to homeland, us warship captured them off coast of long island. Imprisoned in new haven, connecticut, africans gained assistance of. Lewis tappan and other abolitionists: with aid presented by congressman quincy adams, supreme court freed cinque and others in november 1841, nov 1841 madison washington led revolt aboard creole that was transporting. Bahamas: local black fishermen protected creole by surrounding it with their boats. Lecture notes: most of those on board gained their freedom under british law, as did.
