1. Book Review - The Amistad Revolt
This study discusses the varied cultural reactions in the United States and Sierra Leone created by the slave ship revolt in 1839. ... She studies the Amistad story to show us the historic and modern significance of the slave ship revolt and its following trials. ... " In the introduction the author guides us through her history of Sierra Leone and how she never really heard the story of the Amistad revolt, as she would have liked too. ... In the final chapter, Iyunolu Osagie studies how the "unthinkable" in American jargon silences the African and African American voices in Steven Spielb...
- Word Count: 725
- Approx Pages: 3
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate