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Amistad Revolt
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Amistad America 
 This official website of the Freedom Schooner has a history of the ship and the slave revolt that occurred on it, a photo gallery of the ship and its reconstruction, and related links in the history section "Discover." Also provides information about dockside tours as well as the ship's use as a "floating classroom," visiting national and international ports. The section "The Amistad Story" corrects some of the distortions in Steven Spielberg's movie version of the revolt. http://www.amistadamerica.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Nov 22, 2008 The Amistad Comes to Life!
"Activities across the grades and across the curriculum bring to life the story of the revolt on the Amistad." Lesson plans, tips, and suggestions with links to related resources. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson043.shtml Topics: Black Resources, Lesson Plans Last updated Jan 25, 2005 Amistad Research Center
This archive, located on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans, contains historical material on African Americans and other ethnic groups, including "manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, books, periodicals and works of art." The site includes an overview of the collection, accounts of the Amistad slave revolt, and links to related sites. http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Genealogists/Family Historians: African American Research
Overview of the resources of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for researching African American genealogy, including pre-Civil War, military, and post-Civil War records. Includes papers on specific topics, such as the Amistad case, the Freedmen's Bureau, and records of post-Civil War federal agencies; and links to other resources on Black history and genealogy. http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/african-american/ Topics: Black Resources, Families, History, Hobbies, People Last updated Jul 28, 2005 Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
A searchable site "dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of information concerning all aspects of the Atlantic slave system and its destruction." "Source Documents" contains speeches, letters, cartoons and graphics, interviews, and articles. The site also provides bibliographies, related sites, and information about the Amistad case. http://www.yale.edu/glc/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Labor, United States History Last updated Jan 17, 2005 History of the Federal Judiciary
Contains the Federal Judges Biographical Database of all federal judges (district, circuit, and appellate) since 1789. Search the database by name or browse the alphabetical index. Site also includes a timeline of landmark judicial legislation, judicial administration and organization, a judicial history, a photographic exhibit of historic courthouses, and information about the 19th century Amistad case. From the Federal Judicial Center. http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf Topics: Black Resources, Judicial Process Last updated Jul 16, 2007 |
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