#OTD Mar 9, 1841: Joseph Cinque and 37 other enslaved Africans who revolted on the ship ‘Amistad’ are ordered freed by the SCOTUS and returned to Africa after successfully appealing their mutiny conviction on grounds they were kidnapped
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"Joseph Cinque and Amistad, 1841." Historianspeaks, March 10, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/joseph-cinque-and-amistad-1841.
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