Joseph Cinqué was the leader of a slave revolt aboard the ship "La Amistad". He was later defended by our 6th president, John Quincy Adams.
Some Interesting Facts
* Joseph Cinqué was from what is now Sierra Leone, Africa. Not much is known about his early life or his life after the famous case United States v. Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad.
* Cinqué and his fellow slaves were tried for mutiny aboard the ship "La Amistad" on which they were being illegally transported for slavery. They were defended by the former 6th president of the United States, John Quincy Adams.
* Cinqué and his fellows won the case and were allowed to return to Africa.
* A statue of Cinqué was erected in New Haven, Conneticut.
* There have been suggestions that, after his return to Africa, Cinqué participated in the slave trade, though this has not been proven.
* Lewis Tappan, an abolitionist, helped fund the slaves and Cinqué's return to Africa.
Some Quotes from Joseph Cinqué (This was the only quote I could find that has been directly attributed to Joseph Cinqué)
- "Brothers, we have done that which we purposed, our hands are now clean for we have Striven to regain the precious heritage we received from our fathers. . . . I am resolved it is better to die than to be a white man's slave . . ."
The Movie Trailer for "Amistad"
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