AFAM- 2.4 Resistance and Aboltion

Name two forms of shipboard resistance.

Revolts and attempts to escape.

How did shipboard revolts affect slave ships?

They led traders to increase restraints, guards, and security.

What was the Amistad revolt?

A 1839 uprising by Africans aboard a Spanish schooner.

Who was Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué)?

A leader of the Amistad revolt.

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Amistad case?

In 1841, the captives were ruled illegally enslaved and entitled to freedom.

What was the Brookes slave ship diagram?

An illustration showing enslaved Africans packed aboard a British slave ship.

How did abolitionists use the Brookes diagram?

To expose the cruelty and inhumanity of the slave trade.

How did Willie Cole reinterpret slave ship imagery?

He used everyday objects to symbolize slavery and oppression.