Ed;

The important thing is "Did you have enough of your wonderful Mystic Seaport
fresh lemonade for 'em all?

Harry

"Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you
are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup"

Harry Needham
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----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Baker <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 11:07 AM
Subject: AMISTAD Launch at Mystic Seaport


> 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
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>
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