United States v. The Amistad
February 24 – March 9, 1841
The Supreme Court ruled that Africans who had seized the Spanish schooner La Amistad had been illegally enslaved and were free.
United States v. The AmistadFebruary 24 – March 9, 1841
The Supreme Court ruled that Africans who had seized the Spanish schooner La Amistad had been illegally enslaved and were free.