The Great Trials of World History and the Lessons They Teach Us S:1 E:9 The Amistad Trials

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S:1 E:9 The Amistad Trials Learn about the legal importance of the Amistad trials by exploring three questions they presented. First: Are the African mutineers criminals? Second: Are they property? Third: If neither, what should happen to them? The ensuing controversy, you’ll learn, helped build momentum for turning public opinion in the North against slavery.