| The AACC is planning to build a 50' x 15'
reproduction of the Amistad Slave Ship. |
| Visitors will be able to see how
slaves were transported through the middle passage. The
Importance
The Amistad story is an important part of the Nation's
history because it demonstrates an |
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| early example of people of different cultures,
races, faiths, and genders uniting to fight for the same cause of freedom and dignity
through the American Democratic Process. |
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| It was the first civil rights
case in America. The Amistad case tested the American judicial system of appeals and
demonstrates the fundamental of the judiciary process. |
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