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I know you Mr President

...before their thirteen colonies could precisely be called United States. And that task,...

Amistad • 1997

Theodore Joadson:

I know you, Mr. President. I know you and your Presidency as well as any man - and your father's. You were a child at his side when he helped invent America. And you, in turn, have devoted your life to refining that noble invention. There remains one task undone. One vital task the Founding Father's left to their sons... John Quincy Adams:
Yeah? Theodore Joadson:
...before their thirteen colonies could precisely be called United States. And that task, Sir, as you well know, is crushing slavery

Full Transcript

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I know you Mr President

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I know you and your presidency as well as any man

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and your father's

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You were a child at his side when he helped invent America

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And you in turn have devoted your life to refining that noble invention

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There remains but one task undone one vital task

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the founding fathers left to their sons

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before their 13 colonies could precisely be called United States

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And that task sir as you well know is crushing slavery

Duration

32 seconds

Views

385

Timestamp in Movie

00:31:26

Uploaded

Dec 01, 2022

Genres

biography, drama, history

Production

DreamWorks Pictures,HBO Films

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Movie Summary

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally

Actors

Theodore Joadson

John Quincy Adams

Anthony Hopkins