NORWICH, CT — Congressman Rob Simmons offered a salute to the contractors and craftsman who helped with renovations and installations on the famous sea-vessel the Amistad.
In 1839, off the coast of Cuba, 53 enslaved Africans rebelled against their captors on the Amistad. When the ship was seized and brought to New London, the Africans were sent to prison and put on trial before the U.S. Supreme Court. In that trial, the Africans won their freedom after John Quincy Adams argued on their behalf.