BLACK PEOPLE RESISTED #1373
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They resisted the
practice of slavery and the
trade in slaves From its inception
the United States in the early
1600s to its end in the middle 1800s.
They resisted it on the ships from Africa.
They resisted by Organized rebellion;
and they resisted by direct,
Spontaneous acts of courage.
For their freedom, they killed and were killed.
They poisoned And committed
suicide. They always ran away,with
some master always hunting for them.
Their will set against the master’s
will, They fought, and fought back,
and died. hey also survived, They
took the lash and burn. They lost but won.
By the strength of the North Star
and set aboard the box cars of the
Underground Railroad by
their Resistance Slaves won
in the cause of Human freedom.
Amistad (Spanish: "Friendship") was a ship notable as the scene of a revolt
by African captives being transported from Havana to Puerto Principe,Cuba.
by African captives being transported from Havana to Puerto Principe,Cuba.
It was a 19th-century masted schooner built in the United States but owned
by a Spaniard living in Cuba. After the Africans took control of the ship in
July 1839 ( later captured by the United States Navy), La Amistad became
a symbol in the movement to abolish slavery. The ship was taken under
control by the United States,resulting in a U.S. Supreme Court case (1841)
over the status of the Africans (the importation of slaves into the United
States had been prohibited since 1808.)
