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La Amistad

"Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth.
But there are some moments when it must be
taken."

The film Amistad was directed by famous director, Steven Spielberg and it is about a slave ship called La Amistad which sailed towards the Northeast Coast of America lead by a group of Spanish inhabitants. La Amistad carried thousands of African slaves said to be from Cuba. However, these slaves who were imprisoned and held captive in horrible conditions managed to fight back and take control of the ship leaving only two Spanish individuals to help them sail La Amistad. A great part of the film involves the court-room trying to solve whether or not the slaves onboard La Amistad deserve their freedom and be taken back to their rightful land.

So far, out of all the films I have watched in my AP U.S. History class, I would have to say Amistad is the movie I have enjoyed the most. The film was a fine method that helped me understand this event in......

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