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Attorney:
Your Honor, here are the true owners of the slaves. Judge Juttson:
Order! Attorney:
On their behalf, I am in possession of a receipt for purchase executed in Havana, Cuba, June twenty-sixth, 1839. I do hereby call on this court to immediately surrender these goods!
Your Honor, here are the true owners of the slaves. Judge Juttson:
Order! Attorney:
On their behalf, I am in possession of a receipt for purchase executed in Havana, Cuba, June twenty-sixth, 1839. I do hereby call on this court to immediately surrender these goods!
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Your Honor
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Here are the true owners of these slaves
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Order Order in this court On their behalf
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I am in possession of a receipt for purchase executed in Havana Cuba
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June 26 1839
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I do hereby call upon this court to immediately surrender
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these goods
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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
