Turning the Tides of Justice: The Amistad Trial at CT’s Old State House

In September of 1839, the Amistad captives appeared for the first time in a formal court during trials held at Connecticut’s Old State House. Finally, the Africans were able to have the platform to tell their story and defend their actions on board the schooner Amistad. In the course of the trials held here, the piracy and murder charges against the Africans were dropped and the focus of the case became the status of the captured Africans’ freedom.
Join us for a special commemoration of the Amistad trials and their importance. Come early and take a tour of the Amistad, which is currently moored in Hartford.