Bibliography
Videos
Children's Resources
Books
Internet Web sites
Resources for Teachers
Videos
- Amistad Rising,
(20 minutes)
Available for purchase
from United Church Press; or can be borrowed from Mass.
Conference Resource Center.
In addition to a very good recreation of the story of
the Amistad, this video also includes a lengthy telling of
how the current ship was recreated. To introduce children
and youth to the story, you could use a portion of the video.
Adults and confirmation groups could enjoy the entire video.
There is a great clip about the role of the American Missionary
Association and its connection to the Amistad as well as
current day justice issues. This is a good video to use for
discovering a sense of what it means to belong to the United
Church of Christ.
- I Remember the Amistad, (21 minutes)
Available for purchase
from United Church Press; or can be borrowed from Mass.
Conference Resource Center.
This video is probably best for adults and older youth. Along with the study
guide, this video could make a great resource for adult Bible study groups.
Confirmation groups could also benefit from viewing this video. It could
also serve as a good background resource for teachers who will be teaching
about the Amistad.
- Amistad the Freedom Schooner
Can
be borrowed from the Mass.
Conference Resource Center.
Produced by
the History Channel, this video briefly recounts the
history of the Amistad Incident of 1839-1841
and leaps forward to the building and launching of the
Freedom Schooner Amistad – a maritime ambassador
for race and freedom – of which the United Church
of Christ was a significant sponsor.
-
The
Amistad Revolt: All We Want Is Make Us Free (33
minutes)
Can be borrowed from
the Mass.
Conference Resource Center or purchased from
the Amistad Committee at 203-387-0307.
This classroom video is narrated by the well-known actress
Vinie Burrows. It utilizes a great deal of historical material
and is visually dramatic. It is targeted at middle and high
school students, but is great for adults as well.
- Bridging the Divides, Seeking Transformation:
The American Missionary Association, 1846-1996.
Can be borrowed from the Mass.
Conference Resource Center
This video shows the direct link between the Amistad event, the AMA and our
denomination's ongoing work to bring about justice for all people. While
admitting to the flaws of some of our missionary work, the video also shows
the good side of the AMA's work, i.e. opening schools, hospitals, etc. The
spark which was ignited by the Amistad event continues to burn bright through
the UCC's diverse population and work in all areas of justice and witness.
Comes with an accompanying study guide and is suggested for use with middle
school students and up.
- Amistad (2 hours, 35 minutes)
DreamWorks/Steven Spielberg film, 1998. Available
at your local video store.
An Academy Award nominated film, the movie chronicles the journey of the
captive Africans and their fight for freedom. Some scenes are graphic and
violent. This movie is appropriate for adults and high school students.
Children’s
Resources
- The Amistad Coloring Book, Peter
F. Copeland, Dover Coloring Book.
The story of the Amistad is dramatically illustrated in 28 ready-to-color
pictures and text.
- Amistad Rising,
A Story of Freedom, Veronica Chambers,
Harcourt Brace and Co.
Based on the facts of the Amistad story, this beautifully illustrated
children’s book details the story of Cinque (Sengbe), through imagined
words and feelings that help to bring life to this story that changed the
course of his-tory.
Books
- Amistad, The
Slave Uprising Aboard the Spanish Schooner, Helen
Kromer, Pilgrim Press.
A gripping account of a noble and bittersweet struggle, Amistad is a story
never to be forgotten. This book in-cludes maps and illustrations from the
time period.
- From Slave Ship
to Freedom Road, Julius Lester, 1998.
Not specifically about the story of the Amistad, this book is filled with
powerful paintings by Rod Brown to illus-trate the plight of the enslaved
Africans. Expands your teaching to those who are more visually oriented.
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The
Amistad Slave Revolt and American Abolition, Karen
Zeinert, 1997.
Appropriate for middle and high school students, this book clarifies some
of the complexities of the Amistad inci-dent, such as international relations,
economic realities, political and legal maneuverings and human rights.
-
Mutiny
on the Amistad, Howard Jones, 1987.
The comprehensive saga of a slave revolt and its impact on American abolitionists,
law and diplomacy
-
Amistad:
A Long Road to Freedom, Walter Dean
Myers, 1998, Puffin Books.
For younger readers, this book documents the captives struggle for freedom
through historic photographs, sketches, newspaper accounts, and correspondences.
Internet
Web Sites
Resources
for Teachers
-
Voices
of Freedom Curriculum The Connecticut Historical
Society created a curriculum on the Amistad to be used
in public schools. The curriculum includes lesson plans
for elementary, middle school and high school. The activities
can transfer to Sunday School lessons with the addition
of Biblical references. You can download lessons from
the following link or order the complete manual, Voices
of Freedom, Amistad Curriculum, for $25 from the same
web site.
http://www.amistadamerica.org/new/main/html/curriculum/contents.html
- National Archives Digital Classroom This
site includes some interesting ideas for educational designs
for teaching about the Amistad event using historical documents.
www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/amistad_case/amistad_case.html
- Teacher's Guide: Free Men: The Amistad Revolt
and the American Anti-Slavery Movement
This packet, written by Priscilla Searles, is divided into six major sections:
Mendeland, The Revolt, The Mende in America, Slavery in 1839, The Trials,
and Return to Africa. In addition to the educational text, each section contains
a suggested list of classroom activities. Maps and illustrations are included.
All materials can be reproduced for classroom use. The materials are not
keyed to any particular grade level but have designed to be flexible for
different ages and abilities. While these materials do not present the Congregationalists'
participation or talk about the religious dimension of the anti-slavery movement,
they provide a good basic education. This can be borrowed from the Mass.
Conference Resource Center.
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