The Amistad Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland - A Dover Publication

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The Amistad Coloring Book
by Peter F. Copeland

In 1839, the Amistad, a Baltimore-built Schooner, was the scene of a mutiny in which its cargo of human slaves revolted against the crew and killed the ship's cook and captain. Hoping to sail back to their native land, the Africans were instead seized off the coast of Long Island and towed to New Haven, Connecticut, where they were arrested as mutineers and murderers and put on trial.

The absorbing story of the Amistad Africans is dramatically illustrated in 28 ready-to-color pictures, among them scenes of their capture in Africa, passage to the Caribbean, transfer to the Amistad in Havana, shipboard rebellion and attempted return to Africa, apprehension by the U.S. Navy, imprisonment in a New Haven jail, and the successful defense before the Supreme Court by former U.S. President John Quincy Adams.

A milestone along the road leading to the American Civil War, this sensational story, illustrated with Peter Copeland's carefully researched drawings and accompanied by explanatory captions, will thrill coloring book fans. The subject of a critically acclaimed motion picture, the story of the Amistad will also captivate students and teachers of American and African-American history.