The Taking of the Amistad, Martin, and Malcolm (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Cinque leads the captives of the Amistad in their revoltfor freedom in this rendering of the infamous slave revoltwritten by Fayette Jones:"On cat feet came the cargo;undetected, unbound, they slippedfrom the hold like seeping waters,quietly; in frenzy whipped.Their hearts were pounding mightily,and muscles strained beneath black skin,veins swelled in anticipationand their blood rushed tense within.The passengers and crew aboardhad no cause to be suspect --no premonition stirred them --as the horde slipped above the deckas the fourth hour of the daypassed on the ship which plowedthrough the dark and murky waters.Cloaked by the night time shroud,..."Also included here is an inspiring biographical poem about Martin Luther King, and another moving depiction of the life of Malcolm X.