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| United States of America | Feb 23 2010, 08:46 AM Post #1 |
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August 31, 1839 Most extraordinary news has been circulating out of New York concerning a schooner, apparently manned by Africans, which sailed into Long Island Sound and disembarked a small party to buy supplies on August 25. The men attempted to pay for their provisions with Spanish gold doubloons, which when taken with their shoddy physical appearance seemed highly suspicious to local merchants. The latter quickly alerted authorities and the brig Washington was dispatched to seize the vessel before it could depart from Montaug. The crew are being held pending a full investigation. |
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| United States of America | Feb 26 2010, 03:28 AM Post #2 |
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October 1839 After more than a month, the investigation has only deepened the mystery of the Amistad affair. Originally it was held that the Negroes on board the vessel were Cuban-born slaves who had revolted against their owners at sea. The Spanish government requested that the men be sent back, both as slaves who should be rightfully returned to their masters and as criminals who should be extradited for prosecution. However, additional inquiries have produced evidence that the men were not in fact Cubans, but native Africans who were illegally seized and sold into slavery earlier this year. Their case is scheduled to trial before a federal district court in November, at which time a ruling on their status will be handed down. |
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| United States of America | Mar 2 2010, 03:42 PM Post #3 |
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January 1840 The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has ruled against the Spanish claim, declaring that the Africans had been illegally enslaved and ordering them to be returned to their homeland. This decision came as a great surprise to many legal observers, including President Van Buren himself, who had ordered a schooner to New York to provide passage for the slaves back to Cuba. The decision was immediately appealed to the U.S. Circuit Court in Connecticut and is expected to go to trial in April. |
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| United States of America | Mar 6 2010, 04:03 PM Post #4 |
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June 1840 The U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut upheld the lower court's ruling in its decision this April, and the case has been appealed to the United States Supreme Court. The Amistad is rapidly become something of a cause celebre among American abolitionists, who are using publicity from the trials to advance their political agenda. |
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