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In 1839, 53 Africans who were captured by Portuguese slave traders from their homeland in Africa were taken to Cuba where they were sold into slavery. When they arrived in Havana, Cuba secretly they were transported through the city at night by the slave owner who bought them. They were there for approximately 12 days before they set sail on the Amistad headed towards another city in Cuba. They were “beaten and flogged, and in some instances having vinegar and gunpowder rubbed into their wounds; and that they suffered intensely from hunger and thirst.” (1) This was proven as true as they all had been separated while waiting for trial and they all had the same story. On the 4th day of sailing the Africans took over the Amistad and demanded

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