March 9th...The Amistad Trial

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 159. This time we examine the year 1841 as the African men aboard the Amistad are set free after a 2 year trial.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

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Sources:

Amistad: How it Began (US National Park Service)

The First Amistad case

The Amistad Case | National Archives

Amistad Case - Date, Facts & Significance - HISTORY

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Amistad#/media/File:La_Amistad_(ship)_restored.jpg