Amistad: Fact vs Fiction
Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film “Amistad” is a true story with some fictionalized elements. It is based on the rebellion of enslaved West African individuals aboard the Spanish vessel La Amistad (which ironically means ‘friendship’), led by Sengbe Pieh, more known as Cinque. While they were later put on trial for murder in the United States, …