Greetings All,

In the past I have received helpful information from this list regarding
AMISTAD and so I thought you would appreciate an update.

For two years Mystic Seaport has been building a recreation of the Topsail
Schooner AMISTAD.  The AMISTAD incident took place 1839-1842 and resulted
in the first opportunity in which enslaved Africans won their freedom in
the U. S. Court system.  The case was argued in the Supreme Court by former
president J. Q. Adams.  The case mobilized and perhaps crystalized the
Abolitionist Movement in the United States.

This past Saturday the AMISTAD was launched.  We expected and planned for
5000 people to be on the grounds for this special event (this is twice the
amount we might expect on an average busy summer day).  Instead we had
about 10,000 people on our grounds (talk about a special event!) and there
was likely a similar number on the other side of the river (in town) to
witness the event.

The "Exploring AMISTAD" web site is worth a visit and was made available
with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/

The AMISTAD is still under construction (yes, we are on schedule).  The
masts, rigging and sails are yet to be installed and there is interior
woodworking taking place.  There is a web-cam overlooking the ship which
you might also wish to check out.  http://seaview.mysticseaport.org/

"Exploring AMISTAD" and the web-cam are two examples of ways we have been
trying make the vision our web site as an additional entrance to Mystic
Seaport into reality.

It's a lovely day in Connecticut,

Edward



Edward Baker
Assistant Director of Interpretation

MYSTIC SEAPORT
The Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic, CT  06355  USA

860.572.0711 ext. 5080
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http://www.mysticseaport.org
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