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Amistad Rising
A fact based journey of human dignity and cross-cultural cooperation from the pages of history to contemporary American society.
Beginning in 1839, a series of events propelled a group of West African captives onto center stage in the struggle for freedom and human dignity in the Americas. The Amistad incident based on the name of the cargo ship that bore 53 captives who rebelled in pursuit of their freedom, prompted people of faith and ethics to join in a struggle for liberation that crossed lines of race, culture and economic status.
More than150 years later, this story comes alive at Connecticut's Mystic Seaport. There, a replica of the freedom schooner Amistad has been refashioned into a floating classroom. Its purpose is to keep the true story of the original Amistad incident alive. Its message... that unity, piece and true cooperation demand justice and equality... is just as relevant now as in 1839.
Amistad Rising touches upon the historical highlights of the original incident and follows the progress of the new ship's construction from conception to full sail. It's an
inspirational story about how persons from different cultures, races and backgrounds joined together in the cause of justice a century ago and how this legacy continues in an innovative way in the new century just begun.
Amistad Rising received a Bronze Medal in the New York Festivals 2000 International Film & Video Awards. Produced and directed by Terry D. Peterson, Verite' Productions for The United Church of Christ.
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