27Speaks

Discovering Amistad


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A replica of the Amistad docked in Montauk in August, during the same week in 1839 when the original Amistad came aground at Culloden Point in Montauk. The schooner became famous after the Mende people onboard, who had been abducted in Africa to be sold into slavery, revolted against their captors. The ship was seized, and the Mende were put on trial in Connecticut for mutiny. Ultimately, the court sided with the Mende and defended their actions to secure their freedom. Brenda Simmons, the executive director of the Southampton African American Museum, Mia Certic, the executive director of the Montauk Historical Society, and Paula Mann-Agnew, the executive director of Discovering Amistad, join the editors on the podcast to discuss the significance of the Amistad and the planning that went into bringing the replica to Montauk for the first time.
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