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Resources on Amistad

Amistad Memorial - the Connecticut State Library's page in Flickr cannot be located as of 5/23/2017. It had been at http://www.ctstatelibrary.org/photos/flickr/african-americans/amistad-memorial. (JG)

Research Guide to Materials Relating to Slavery in Connecticut - The Connecticut State Library's page is no longer available http://www.ctstatelibrary.org/subjectguides/research-guide-materials-relating-sl

Guide to the "Amistad Affair"
Resources for studying African-American Heritage at the CT State Library
Roger Sherman Baldwin, Governor of Connecticut, 1844-1846

The Amistad Rebellion by Marcus Rediker
Call Number: E447 .R44 2012
ISBN: 0670025046
Publication Date: 2012-11-08

The actions aboard the Amistad that July night and in the days and months that followed were pivotal events in American and Atlantic history, but not for the reasons we have always thought. The successful Amistad rebellion changed the very nature of the struggle against slavery. As a handful of self-emancipated Africans steered their own course to freedom, they opened a way for millions to follow. This stunning book honors their achievement.
Underground railroad and Amistad sites (the lost eight months) in Farmington, Connecticut by Shaw, Ernest R
Call Number: F104.F4 S53 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Susan B. Anthony, the Amistad and Civil Rights Act, historical documents [videorecording] by CT·N
Call Number: CT·N 3906
Publication Date: 2004
U.S. Navy and the Amistad by Dept. of the Navy, Naval Historical Center
Publication Date: 1998
Amistad revolt [electronic resource] : an historical legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States by U.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs
Publication Date: 1998
Appellate case file no. 2161, United States v. the Amistad [microform] : 40 U.S. 518 (15 Peters 518), decided March 9, 1841, and related lower court and Department of Justice records by National Archives and Records Administration
Call Number: StLib Newspaper Room E447 .A65 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Amistad incident : four perspectives
Call Number: AS36.C8 A1
Publication Date: 1992
Amistad case : speech of Hon. J.A. Rockwell, of Conn., in the House of Representatives, August 8, 1848 : on the proposition to indemnify the owners of the Spanish schooner Amistad by Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861
Call Number: Spec Coll E173 .C6 v.5 no.27
Publication Date: [S.l. : s.n., 1848]

Databases

These are just some of the possible databases to use.

U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978
Primary judicial documents presented to the United States Supreme Court. Coverage: 1832-1978.
Making of Modern Law: Trials 1600-1926
Trial documents, older secondary sources
U.S. Congressional Documents
A HeinOnline digitized collection of the bound and daily versions of the Congressional Record, and its predecessors. Coverage: 1789-.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
Reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Coverage: 1817-1980. For online content beyond 1980, try ProQuest Congressional
ProQuest Congressional
Comprehensive index and selected full-text source for Congressional publications. Coverage: 1819-
U.S. Documents Masterfile: 1774-2020
U.S. Documents Masterfile: 1774-2019 (formerly Public Documents Masterfile) is a comprehensive guide to federal, state, local, and international public documents. It is continuously updated.
American State Papers, 1789-1838
United States legislative and executive documents. Coverage: 1stthrough 25th Congresses, 1789-1838, American State Papers Vols. 1-38.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.

The catalog offers you the option to find a nearby Federal Depository Library that has a particular publication or that can provide expert assistance in finding and using related U.S. government information. Click on the title of interest from your search results list. Then click on the Locate in a Library link within the displayed record.
American Periodicals Series Online, 1740-1900
Digitized images of over 1,100 American magazines and journals that began publication between 1740 and 1900. Remote access with a library card issued by the Connecticut State Library.
JSTOR
The Connecticut State Library participates in JSTOR Public Library Collections I and II which include:
- Arts & Sciences I Collection
- Arts & Sciences II Collection
- Arts & Sciences III Collection
- Arts & Sciences IV Collection
- Arts & Sciences IX Collection
- Arts & Sciences V Collection
- Arts & Sciences VI Collection
- Arts & Sciences VII Collection
- Arts & Sciences VIII Collection
- Arts & Sciences X Collection
- Arts & Sciences XI Collection
- Arts & Sciences XII Collection
- Business III Collection
- Ecology & Botany II Collection
- Life Sciences Collection
HeinOnline
Comprehensive historical collection of legal and law-related material, including many North American legal journals. Coverage: From 1800s to present. Continually adding new content.

Newspapers

These are just some possible resources.

There is a special National History Day award for use of Chronicling America.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1924 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Hartford Courant (1764-1922)
Newspaper. Coverage: 1764 to December 31, 1922.
Access Newspaper Archive
Tips: Switch to the "Keyword" tab; limit date range; limit language to those you read fluently; use search terms that were contemporary
Early American Newspapers, 1690-1922, Series 1 through 7 and 10
Full-text of American newspapers, 1690-1922.

Additional Resources - not at CSL

Teaching With Documents:The Amistad Case - from NARA
Amistad America
Amistad - National Park Service
Travel the Amistad Freedom-Seeking Story, Connecticut
From the National Park Service (NPS). Links to information about the Amistad and related locations in Conneticut
African American Maritime History - From Mystic Seaport

Library of Congress 1841: The Supreme Court issued a ruling freeing the remaining 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny.

The U.S. Navy and the Amistad
Naval History and Heritage Command landing page for their topics on the U.S. Navy and the Amistad. Side navigation may lead to additional resources.