The Amistad Slave Revolt and American Abolition, by Karen Zeinert

A well-documented, fluidly written text includes brief but germane background material, details of the slave revolt led by the heroic Cinque and other captives from the west coast of Africa, the tortuous three-year struggle to gain their freedom, the role of abolitionists in this often disastrous venture, and finally the return to what is now Sierra Leone. Black-and-white reproductions are included.