The Odyssey of the Amistad

From Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More · 14:49

Show by Gary Arndt

In 1839, a group of Africans from the Mende Tribe was forcibly taken from their homeland and transported across the Atlantic to be sold into slavery. However, their captors hadn’t anticipated that the people they had enslaved would fight back. What began as a desperate struggle for freedom aboard a small sailing ship became an international diplomatic incident, reached the highest court in the United States, and involved a former American president. Learn more about the remarkable story of the Amistad on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at ⁠⁠Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com⁠ Sponsors Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Ramp New customers get $250 off at ramp.com/eed Hexclad Get 10% off your order at hexclad.com/DAILY Aura Frames Additional $5 off at https://auraframes.com/pdp/DAILY. Promo Code DAILY. Subscribe to the podcast! ⁠https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/⁠ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere⁠ Discord Server: ⁠https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/everywheretrip⁠ Website: ⁠https://everything-everywhere.com/⁠ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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