Year
1839: Spanish Sailing ship La Amistad, dowodzony by traffickers slaves,
who was on board a cargo of over 40 young Africans, follow a Cuban from
Havana to Puerto Príncipe. Murzyńscy slaves, who called mutiny on the
ship, captured him and wymordowali most of the crew. Rebels agreed to
return to Africa, forcing the seaman was left alive to the vessel to
the East. In a series retrospekcji shown are circumstances in which
individual Africans found themselves in the hands of traffickers and
slaves as previously came to Cuba - Spielberg presented an extremely
realistic brutality and death, which porywanych met people from Africa.
As a result of deception Spanish seaman, the ship initially to follow a full Atlantic Ocean, but just turned off the coasts of Africa and chose to go to the coast of the United States. After 3 months after the trip ocean vessel was attacked by the coastguard and then doholowany to port.
There took place the drama of slaves, stający a political horror story, because the right to the vessel and located on the Black court dispute initiated lastly several people: the seamen Ruiz and Montes, who first came to the ship after its arrival to the coast, followed by Queen Spain, Isabella II announced, the ownership of the vessel until finally the U.S. government has expressed its claim to La Amistad. Throughout the dispute Afrykańczycy were imprisoned. Only the involvement of young lawyer Baldwin, who knew no longer passively watch the anguish of those imprisoned innocent people has changed a lot. With the help of influential politicians, including former U.S. President John Quincy Adams and effective lawyers have been able to finally prove that the people on board, or not originating from Spain and neither the U.S. custody and napadnięci were on a neutral ground and as such , Have the right to a fair trial and to free themselves. In light of the existing laws of the United States - were not czyjąkolwiek property, and had no rights to them, nor the seamen or the Spanish queen, nor the U.S. government. Lawyer to make contact with youngsters, Africa and then arranges them back to their continent.
As a result of deception Spanish seaman, the ship initially to follow a full Atlantic Ocean, but just turned off the coasts of Africa and chose to go to the coast of the United States. After 3 months after the trip ocean vessel was attacked by the coastguard and then doholowany to port.
There took place the drama of slaves, stający a political horror story, because the right to the vessel and located on the Black court dispute initiated lastly several people: the seamen Ruiz and Montes, who first came to the ship after its arrival to the coast, followed by Queen Spain, Isabella II announced, the ownership of the vessel until finally the U.S. government has expressed its claim to La Amistad. Throughout the dispute Afrykańczycy were imprisoned. Only the involvement of young lawyer Baldwin, who knew no longer passively watch the anguish of those imprisoned innocent people has changed a lot. With the help of influential politicians, including former U.S. President John Quincy Adams and effective lawyers have been able to finally prove that the people on board, or not originating from Spain and neither the U.S. custody and napadnięci were on a neutral ground and as such , Have the right to a fair trial and to free themselves. In light of the existing laws of the United States - were not czyjąkolwiek property, and had no rights to them, nor the seamen or the Spanish queen, nor the U.S. government. Lawyer to make contact with youngsters, Africa and then arranges them back to their continent.
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