ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

National Archives and Records Administration: The Amistad Case (Scanned original documents and background information. Original documents include the Libel of Thomas Gedney, Answer of the Proctors for the Amistad Africans, and JQA's request for papers.)

Exploring Amistad (Mystic Seaport's excellent educational site.)

Sierra Leone (Information on the country that was home to the Amistads.)

Legal Developments After U. S. vs. Amistad

Waterborne: The Amistad Documents (Documents and information pertaining to the Amistad case and to the Spielberg plagiarism controversy.)

Amistad (Animated version of the mutiny and links.)

Amistad Story Ties Into Roots of United Methodist Church in Africa (Background information on the missionary work began in Africa as the result of the Amistad incident.)

The Amistad Affair (Background information.)

PROJECT TO BUILD A REPLICA OF THE SCHOONER AMISTAD

Amistad America, Inc. (Information on the project at Mystic Seaport, CT. to build a schooner resembling as much as possible the Amistad.)

BOOKS ABOUT THE AMISTAD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Amistad Books (List of approximately 20 books about the Amistad case with price information.)

THE PLAGIARISM CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE SPIELBERG MOVIE, "AMISTAD"

The Amistad Case: Outright Plagiarism or Who Owns History? (Information and documents pertaining to the copyright infringement suit of Barbara Chase-Riboud against Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks.)

Entertainment Weekly Online: Amistad (News and gossip about the plagiarism controversy.)