Amistad

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Courage, perseverance and hope are clearly seen through the actions of several Africans and their "Big Man" Cinque, who over-ran the slave ship La Amistad in an attempt to go home. Fifty-three native Africans fate is chosen by a "dung scraper," a unknown attorney looking for a case, but that is only skin deep. Not only does this "dung scraper" know what he is talking about but he is the one who can and will free them from bondage. There are two other men who play a very drastic role in the fate of Cinque and his people; those men are John Quincy Adams and Theodore Joadson.

John Quincy Adams is not highly regarded among his colleagues and is seen as a drooling fool who sleeps half of the time during the meetings on Capitol Hill. Others feel that the only reason that he is well known is because of his middle name-- not true.

John Q. Adams was a great man, filled with knowledge and wisdom


The movie portrayed the Amisted incident and court cases extremely well. Historical accuracy seemed to run quite high. All of the actors depicted each character as if they where actually Theodore Joadson, Martin Van Buren and John Quincy Adams. This film makes the viewer feel inspired. The story of the Amistad is one that will hopefully never be forgotten for it is a story of courage and the American way. "We are what we used to be" (John Quincy Adams). What John Quincy Adams ultimately meant is that we would not be what we are today if our ancestors, our founding fathers, had not done what they did to make The United States of America what it is today.

which many people do not acquire in a lifetime. When it came down to the line John followed through, he triumphed over evil by doing what was right at the right time. One thing that Mr. Adams stated to the United States Supreme Court was "The constant

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