errible march to the sea.
Halfway through the Middle Passage across the Atlantic, the slavers realize they do not have enough food for the entire cargo or medicines for those who have become ill during the crossing. They decide to lighten the load and throw dozens of living beings overboard without a second thought.
Cinque's ability to free himself from his chains during the hurricane enables him to free others. The Africans overwhelm the ship's crew, slaughtering all but two. They need these two to steer the ship back to Africa. However, the slavers redirect the ship each night, and La Amistad eventually sails into northern rather than eastern waters, where the ship is captured and
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