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Sengbe Pieh: The slave who fought his way back home dw.com 3 days ago Murtala Kamara Sengbe Pieh, a farmer and trader from Sierra Leone was taken into slavery in 1839. During the voyage to the so-called New World, he led a mutiny aboard the Amistad which would later galvanize the abolitionist movement. © Provided by Deutsche Welle Provided by Deutsche Welle Sengbe Pieh: The slave who fought his way back home Where was Sengbe Pieh born? The exact date of Sengbe Pieh s birth is unknown but many historians place his year of birth around 1814 in present day Sierra Leone. It is believed that he was born on the southern Island district of Bonthe which is renowned for fishing and farming. Pieh would later become a rice farmer. At the time of his capture, Pieh is said to have been married and that he had a son and two daughters.

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