The Amistad Revolt: Memory, Slavery, and the Politics of Identity in the United States and Sierra Leone
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: University of Georgia Press
- Publish date: 08/01/2000
Drawing on newspaper articles, lectures, drama, visual art, and the Spielberg film, Osagie evaluates the relationship between popular art forms, the incident itself, and cultural movements. Osagie shows that the Amistad case generated public sympathy and created a major shift in northern U.S. attitudes toward slavery and that the case played a key role in the construction of a national identity in Sierra Leone, where even the current political situation reflects the Amistad commemoration.
The Amistad Revolt is an intriguing, cross-disciplinary study and the first book-length work of comparative African and American cultural criticism. Offering a wealth of insights to scholars while remaining accessible to general readers, Osagie's study clearly shows how creative arts have confirmed the significance of the Amistad revolt in contemporary racial discourse and in the cultural memories of both countries.
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