Black Mutiny is one among many historical sources used in the development of the film Amistad. Written as a novel in 1953, this is one historian's view of the Amistad mutiny. Based on US government documents, court records, official and personal correspondence, diaries, and newspaper accounts, it tells the true story of 53 illegally enslaved Africans who revolted against their captors. After the Amistad was intercepted and seized by the US Navy, the imprisoned Africans were forced to stand trial for mutiny and murder in a case that reached the Supreme Court...