"Connected" - Carrying Amistad's Legacy

Schooner Amistad sailed to Halifax, London, Lisbon and Freetown in Sierra Leone during her 2007/2008 Atlantic Freedom Tour - an epic 18-month journey commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

Captain Bill Pinkney presents the Amistad's Legacy - Confronting the Past; Transforming the Future
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Produced for Amistad America in 2009 with generous support of Department of Film, Video and Interactive Media at Quinnipiac University.

Produced by :

Bill Pinkney
Taylor Roberts
Francine Rzeznik
Wojtek (Voytec) Wacowski

The "Connected"song by Shelley Hamilton
The Amistad Crew Song by Erica Whyte
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Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Amistad
• Schooner
• slave trade
• slavery
• Sierra Leone
• human rights
• tall ship
• education
• sailing

[herroyalb]

Thank you for such a beautiful representation of my music with the video! Much love Amistad! in solidarity... Shelley Hamilton... Toronto, Canada

[divinefart]

Blacks sold blacks to the whites, still keep slaves today in Sudan, 280000 of the fuckers, your owed nothing, but take without question, hope this thing sinks with a few of you ungrateful pricks on board