I would like to begin with a very warm thanks to brian. There is brian back there. He has done so much to make this happen. Also, thank you to emma for the generous introduction. And also we should give a round of applause the staff of this museums maritime heritage, who keeps his heritage alive. [applause] now, im very happy to have a chance to talk with you this evening about a part of that heritage, which is not only concluding americas history. I want to talk to you about this book that i have written, the amistad rebellion. I want to begin by reminding everybody just what happened in that story. Okay . Does let me summarize what happened. The year is 1839. This sleek schooner, la amistad, which in spanish means friendship. It contains 53 enslaved africans. Men and children, including three little girls. They are being carried from hosanna to another part of cuba where the sugar plantation system is just exploding. Sugar was a key the key to cuba as one of the most dynamic way soci
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