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00:03:34	Por favor!
00:06:31	Si.
00:13:45	Dolly!
00:13:48	Dolly!
00:15:01	Lay up, Mr. Packwood!
00:15:03	Aye, aye, sir!
00:15:05	Straight ahead!
00:15:33	Fire over their heads!
00:17:17	Open the gate!
00:17:24	Come on, come on, come on!
00:17:38	Move along, now!
00:17:41	Move along!
00:17:45	- Forward! Move along!
00:18:00	Get along! Get moving!
00:18:03	- Don't stop there! Keep moving!
00:18:07	All right, move on.
00:18:10	Lock 'em up!
00:18:31	Gates! Gates! Gates!
00:18:36	Push 'em in!
00:20:08	Mr. President!
00:20:13	What?
00:20:15	Señor Calderon.
00:20:16	Yes, all right. Not now.
00:20:18	- It is a matter of importance, sir.
00:20:29	I'm trying to drink my brandy
00:20:34	I simply wasn't certain
00:20:36	whether this was something you wanted
00:20:41	Leder, there are what, four million
00:20:45	Why on earth should I concern
00:20:50	Well, there are reasons.
00:20:52	I don't care how.
00:20:58	The ship is Amistad.
00:21:02	It's too small to be
00:21:05	They're plantation slaves, then?
00:21:08	Not necessarily.
00:21:11	At least they certainly
00:21:14	Not from the glimpse I caught of them
00:21:18	They have these... scars.
00:21:20	- Scars?
00:21:38	They were first detained by officers
00:21:42	They were conveyed to New Haven -
00:21:47	and given over to
00:21:49	About forty of them,
00:22:00	The arraignment
00:22:03	I can only assume that
00:22:06	I'll see what I can do about that.
00:22:10	Perhaps a writ for illegal arrest
00:22:15	At the very least,
00:23:21	Hear ye! In the matter of the court
00:23:25	in the year of our Lord, 1839, the
00:23:57	If it please, Your Honour.
00:23:59	The bench recognises
00:24:03	I would like to present
00:24:07	with the charges
00:24:10	I have a petition for
00:24:12	I was speaking.
00:24:14	Mr. Holabird, your charges, whatever
00:24:19	That petition, Mr. Tappan
00:24:23	until an actual writ by some higher
00:24:28	- Mr. Holabird is correct.
00:24:32	please kindly refrain from
00:24:36	which you patently are not.
00:24:38	- As I was saying, Your Honour...
00:24:44	Mr. Secretary.
00:24:46	Your Honour, I am here on behalf of
00:24:51	representing the claims of
00:24:54	as concerns our mutual treaty
00:24:59	- You have my attention.
00:25:01	These slaves, Your Honour,
00:25:04	and as such, under Article 9 of said
00:25:10	Said treaty taking precedence
00:25:13	Them slaves belong to me
00:25:16	- Your Honour, I...
00:25:19	"We, Thomas R Gedney
00:25:23	"whilst commissioned
00:25:26	"stand before this court
00:25:30	"and do hereby claim salvage
00:25:32	"of the Spanish ship La Amistad
00:25:37	- Here you go, sir.
00:25:40	You wish to make this claim above
00:25:44	Where was she, pray,
00:25:46	when we was fightin' the winds,
00:25:50	Her Majesty, the Queen of Spain,
00:25:54	Your Honour, these officers
00:25:58	Your Honour!
00:26:02	Here are the true owners
00:26:09	- Order!
00:26:11	I am in possession of
00:26:15	executed in Havana, Cuba,
00:26:18	I do hereby call upon this court
00:26:23	- ..these goods!
00:26:29	And that ship out there
00:26:32	- Jose Ruiz...
00:26:34	"Yoso" Ruiz, and... Pedro Montes?
00:26:47	Ah, Mr. Tappan. How do you do, sir?
00:26:49	My name is Roger S Baldwin,
00:26:53	Real estate?
00:26:55	Real estate, inventories
00:26:58	- Can I help you with something?
00:27:03	Well, I own various business...
00:27:07	As a matter of fact, you probably
00:27:12	But that's not why I'm here.
00:27:15	- Me?
00:27:18	Sometimes I get people's
00:27:21	other times I get it taken away,
00:27:24	Every one of the claims speaks
00:27:27	- Thank you, Mr... Mr. Baldwin.
00:27:31	But I'm afraid what's
00:27:36	A trial lawyer.
00:27:39	Yes. Well...
00:27:42	intending no disrespect, Mr. Tappan,
00:27:47	well, then...
00:27:49	Well, I wouldn't have bothered
00:27:57	Goodbye. I bid you gentlemen
00:28:02	In closing,...
00:28:04	I call upon our distinguished
00:28:08	Representative John Quincy Adams
00:28:11	to reweigh his unmeet
00:28:14	to convert this eccentric
00:28:19	a bunch of junk of
00:28:22	into a so-called institute
00:28:30	Perhaps Mr. Adams is meditating
00:28:45	Had I thought your remarks worthy
00:28:51	be assured you'd have heard
00:28:56	- Who?
00:29:01	Yeah?
00:29:03	I must see him?
00:29:06	No, sir. He requests an audience.
00:29:08	Give me your hand.
00:29:10	Oh, he requests, does he?
00:29:12	Yeah. I don't know
00:29:16	- Sir, you do. You've met him often.
00:29:20	- Where is he?
00:29:23	Oh.
00:29:25	- What is that?
00:29:27	- Where?
00:29:29	Lewis! Good to see you again!
00:29:32	- And you, sir.
00:29:34	- This is Theodore Joadson.
00:29:37	- An honour to meet you, sir.
00:29:41	- Sir? Is there somewhere...
00:29:44	- Yes.
00:29:47	Let go of my arm. Over here.
00:29:55	This case has
00:29:57	Our secretary of state
00:30:00	You don't have to shout!
00:30:03	He supports the Queen's
00:30:07	- Two sailors are making claims.
00:30:11	- Pardon?
00:30:14	I don't understand what you mean.
00:30:16	There are two ways of knowing
00:30:21	The leaves on the maple trees
00:30:23	and the fact that the President is
00:30:28	Tell me, sir...
00:30:30	Do you really think Van Buren
00:30:34	of an 11-year-old girl
00:30:37	I assure you, only one thing occupies
00:30:42	being all things to all people,
00:30:47	In other words,
00:30:51	Give me a hand.
00:30:56	Huh?
00:31:00	- Will you help us, sir?
00:31:04	Take my stick.
00:31:07	- Mr. Adams?
00:31:10	As an advocate for the abolition
00:31:15	I'm neither friend nor foe to the
00:31:20	Sir...
00:31:21	- What?
00:31:25	I know you and your presidency as
00:31:30	You were a child at his side
00:31:34	You, in turn, have devoted your life
00:31:38	There remains but one task undone.
00:31:40	One vital task the Founding
00:31:44	before their 13 colonies could
00:31:48	And that task, sir, as you
00:31:53	Your record confirms you're an
00:31:58	- And whether or not you admit it...
00:32:01	..you belong with us.
00:32:07	You're quite the scholar,
00:32:11	Quite the historian.
00:32:16	Let me tell you about
00:32:20	Without an accompanying mastery of at
00:32:26	such erudition is worthless, sir.
00:32:29	Now, you take it from one who knows.
00:32:35	If you gentlemen will excuse me.
00:32:40	- We know we aimed high asking you...
00:32:45	Find yourselves someone
00:32:49	the more you lose.
00:32:56	If the court
00:32:58	they'll be taken to Cuba
00:33:01	If the two lieutenants prevail,
00:33:05	and they'll be executed.
00:33:07	If Montes and Ruiz are successful...
00:33:10	I'm a little confused.
00:33:14	We're discussing the case,
00:33:18	Of course. Well, the case is much
00:33:23	It's like anything - land,
00:33:28	Livestock.
00:33:32	Yes. Consider -
00:33:34	the only way one may sell or purchase
00:33:38	as on the plantation.
00:33:42	- I'm right, aren't I?
00:33:44	- So, are they?
00:33:47	Yes. Born slaves,
00:33:51	We're not certain,
00:33:54	Let's say they are.
00:33:57	and no more deserving of
00:34:00	On the other hand,
00:34:03	in which case they were
00:34:07	Forget mutiny, forget piracy,
00:34:10	Those are irrelevant occurrences.
00:34:12	Ignore everything but
00:34:16	The wrongful transfer
00:34:19	Either way, we win.
00:34:21	Sir, this war must be waged on
00:34:26	The what?
00:34:28	It would be against
00:34:31	to let this deteriorate into
00:34:36	Mr. Tappan, I'm talking about
00:34:40	As am I.
00:34:41	It is our destiny,
00:34:46	to save these people.
00:34:48	These are people, Mr. Baldwin,
00:34:52	Did Christ hire a lawyer
00:34:56	He went to the cross, nobly.
00:35:01	To make a statement.
00:35:04	To make a statement, as must we.
00:35:09	But Christ lost.
00:35:12	- You, I think...
00:35:14	- You want to win, don't you?
00:35:18	I certainly do. Hell, sometimes
00:35:23	Which brings us back to
00:35:27	In order to do a better job
00:35:31	I'll require two and a
00:36:00	# Amazing grace
00:36:04	# How sweet the sound... #
00:36:09	# That saved a wretch like me... #
00:36:16	# I once was lost
00:36:20	# But now am found... #
00:36:55	How do you do, sir? How do you do?
00:37:28	There?
00:37:56	I'm sorry. I don't understand.
00:38:01	Excuse me. I...
00:38:03	This is Theodore Joadson
00:38:06	and owner of the Forten
00:38:09	And this is Professor Gibbs,
00:38:16	Keep talking. Get them to talk.
00:38:20	Have you seen this before?
00:38:27	- This belongs to you?
00:38:34	No.
00:38:38	Umm...
00:38:40	I need to know where you're from.
00:38:43	Uh...
00:38:56	He said, I think, "Show me the map."
00:39:18	Here, Africa...
00:39:21	A-fri-ca.
00:39:27	Were you born in the West Indies?
00:39:39	What did he say?
00:39:42	Oh, he said, er...
00:39:51	- Emancipation! It's God's way!
00:39:54	You cannot own another human being!
00:39:57	- Killers of white men!
00:40:09	God's blessing on you this morning.
00:40:15	Yes. You place your hand on
00:40:22	They're
00:40:25	Slavery will kill this country!
00:40:33	... in the
00:40:35	after the Spaniards attended their
00:40:42	the savages broke loose
00:40:46	and stole onto the deck
00:40:50	They fell upon the unsuspecting crew
00:40:54	- I cannot overstate...
00:41:07	... they mutilated at least one...
00:41:09	The simple cook, a Creole...
00:41:13	Their own kind.
00:41:16	But for Señors Ruiz and Montes,
00:41:18	who steered the Amistad
00:41:21	under constant threat of like fate,
00:41:24	we might never have heard of
00:41:28	But for their bravery, these villains
00:41:33	But they've not. They've not.
00:42:02	Do you know the difference
00:42:07	A brick and a bear?
00:42:10	Or how about...
00:42:17	The Spanish government hopes you
00:42:22	This case isn't about murder,
00:42:25	It's not about anything
00:42:28	This case is about knowing the
00:42:37	I want to show you something.
00:42:50	Open your mouth.
00:42:52	He doesn't understand.
00:42:55	Abra su boca.
00:42:59	Doesn't he understand? I thought
00:43:04	Perhaps he simply doesn't like you.
00:43:06	He wouldn't be the first,
00:43:18	Yes.
00:43:22	What, did he learn this on some Cuban
00:43:32	Cuban plantation!
00:43:35	Stand up. Stand up!
00:43:38	Hey. Levantate.
00:43:43	Levantate.
00:43:45	- Levantate.
00:43:59	- Stand up.
00:44:03	Thank you.
00:44:05	Your Honour, I speak more Spanish,
00:44:09	On Spanish plantations,
00:44:13	surrounded by their own ways
00:44:16	Pray tell, what need they know
00:44:21	Gestures suffice for slaves,
00:44:26	Your Honour...
00:44:28	I represent the interests
00:44:32	- I remember.
00:44:35	issued in Havana
00:44:38	I remember that too.
00:44:40	On it, in addition to the amounts
00:44:45	Jose, Bernardo...
00:44:50	On behalf of my clients, I submit
00:45:03	Mr. Baldwin, you've proffered
00:45:07	circumstantial evidence.
00:45:09	Have you, in addition, anything, in
00:45:14	that might refute this one,
00:45:16	and so more compellingly
00:45:19	I'm sure I could manufacture some
00:45:24	What you're saying is,
00:45:26	Is that correct?
00:45:37	I have them.
00:45:40	I'm afraid that does not impress me.
00:45:53	I thought you did quite well.
00:45:55	You do?
00:45:57	Much better than I expected,
00:46:01	Well, thank you, I think.
00:46:03	Although, I was concerned that
00:46:06	- this is just a case like any other.
00:46:11	That's good.
00:46:32	Hello, Cinque.
00:46:35	I'll be your attorney.
00:46:52	Yes. Thank you.
00:47:05	All right.
00:47:11	I need to prove where you're from.
00:47:20	How are you supposed to tell me?
00:47:36	You go.
00:47:54	Here. This is where I'm from.
00:47:58	Here. This.
00:48:00	All of this. All of this is...
00:48:05	is... my home.
00:48:08	Here.
00:48:17	Cuba. Cuba's an island.
00:48:30	The Amistad. This is where...
00:48:34	where everyone... was killed.
00:48:38	Here. Cuba, the Amistad.
00:48:41	Now, Cuba... Is this your home?
00:48:44	But... Excuse me.
00:48:50	Now...
00:48:58	Africa.
00:49:00	This is your home, isn't it?
00:49:03	This... is... your home.
00:49:07	Yes?
00:49:09	You came...
00:49:11	all the way...
00:49:13	from... here.
00:50:13	Secure the ballast, transport!
00:50:21	Put your backs into it, boys.
00:50:23	This is a court order granting us
00:50:28	- What did they want?
00:50:30	I informed them they needed to obtain
00:50:43	Aren't you coming?
00:51:06	Heave-ho!
00:53:04	My light! Light... ?
00:53:07	Light the lamp, Mr. Baldwin.
00:53:10	I'm trying.
00:53:18	Mr. Joadson!
00:53:21	Here.
00:53:27	Are you all right?
00:53:33	Yes.
00:54:15	These papers - and I shall
00:54:18	are portions of a ship's manifest I
00:54:23	At first glance, they may appear
00:54:28	You see, they list cargo.
00:54:32	Cargo bearing the very Spanish names
00:54:36	insist represent my clients,
00:54:39	hand-scrawled in the margins.
00:54:42	But no, this is not the manifest
00:54:48	This is part of the cargo manifest
00:54:53	the notorious transatlantic
00:54:57	The Tecora.
00:55:01	I can bring you as many witnesses
00:55:05	Tecora!
00:55:07	Their clients trade primarily off
00:55:11	The Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone.
00:55:13	I know what you're thinking.
00:55:15	Sierra Leone is a protectorate
00:55:19	Slavery is outlawed there.
00:55:21	Its principal port, in fact,
00:55:24	How, then, can the
00:55:27	engage in the slave trades
00:55:30	I'll tell you how. In a word...
00:55:36	Illegally.
00:55:40	Whatever these men say
00:55:43	because this proves them liars.
00:55:45	My clients' journey
00:55:48	as they keep claiming more
00:55:52	No, my clients' journey...
00:55:57	began much, much further away.
00:56:13	I underestimated you, sir!
00:56:16	I really did!
00:56:18	- I should take that as a compliment.
00:56:22	I can't imagine there's no not
00:56:27	Hey! Hey!
00:56:31	A-Am I bleeding?
00:56:35	There's nothing there.
00:56:39	What did I do to deserve this?
00:56:41	You took the case, Mr. Baldwin.
00:56:44	You took the case, sir.
00:56:47	I should take that as a compliment.
00:56:51	"As you may perceive,
00:56:53	"I wish you to act promptly
00:56:55	"before this matter becomes
00:56:59	Uh, "great countries."
00:57:01	"Our great countries.
00:57:04	"After all, the business of
00:57:07	Excelente, Su Alteza.
00:57:09	"Slavery is our pillar of
00:57:13	"Without it, our goodwill
00:57:17	- Uh, "should be imperilled."
00:57:21	"Without it, we might
00:57:24	"of aiding you in your rebellion
00:57:28	"As slave-owning nations,
00:57:33	"Speak the words of humaneness
00:57:37	"but hold tightly to the power
00:57:41	"That power, of course,
00:57:44	"The Africans must never go free.
00:57:47	"With sincerest admiration,
00:57:50	"Isabella the Second,
00:57:54	I am not about to bend to the will
00:57:59	Forget about them.
00:58:02	- Prepubescent.
00:58:05	with what this matter means here,
00:58:08	Someone would tell me what it means!
00:58:10	Leder, you yourself
00:58:13	Well, not any more.
00:58:18	- John Calhoun paid me a visit.
00:58:22	To explain to me why this case
00:58:26	- much greater symbolism, to use his
00:58:30	If the Africans are executed,
00:58:33	the abolitionists will
00:58:36	And yes, they will make
00:58:39	If, on the other hand,
00:58:41	Calhoun says the Southern states
00:58:46	that you can forget
00:58:48	- Over this?
00:58:53	Worse? What could be
00:58:55	Calhoun believes, and I am not sure
00:58:59	that this could take us all
00:59:03	- This?
00:59:07	But all is not lost.
00:59:10	The jury appears likely to free them,
00:59:16	They can?
00:59:19	But I believe we must go further
00:59:23	We can do that?
00:59:25	He could be prevailed upon to
00:59:30	With that in mind,
00:59:32	I've taken the liberty of
00:59:35	I've found one I strongly
00:59:40	He's young, which means he has a
00:59:44	he has yet to feel the hankering
00:59:46	for magnanimous last gestures
00:59:50	And he is monumentally insecure,
00:59:53	particularly about
00:59:56	- He's Catholic?
01:00:00	which young Mr. Coglin has striven
01:00:04	Mr. President, Judge Coglin.
01:00:06	Judge Coglin,
01:00:09	Thank you so much for coming.
01:00:33	I've been reading in the papers
01:00:35	the continuing saga
01:00:40	Real papers.
01:00:42	Real papers. Yes, sir.
01:00:47	Yes. Bad luck,
01:00:52	What to do now, eh?
01:00:54	Which is why I came here
01:00:58	No imposition... really.
01:01:02	Yeah.
01:01:07	How did that, uh...
01:01:09	How did that young lawyer
01:01:13	Oh, in stride, sir. In stride.
01:01:16	The thing is, sir,
01:01:20	- He proved the case.
01:01:23	Oh, yes, sir. Surprisingly, he did.
01:01:25	Hmm. Good.
01:01:28	Well, he'll just have
01:01:31	But like most things, it should
01:01:35	Well, I'm afraid it doesn't matter
01:01:39	Rumour has it our next judge
01:01:43	No!
01:01:47	I'm embarrassed to admit that
01:01:52	that our executive
01:01:55	No more so than these, Mr. Joadson.
01:01:59	No more so than these.
01:02:04	- So now you know.
01:02:07	- Sir?
01:02:09	Mr. President, if it was you
01:02:12	Well, it isn't me.
01:02:18	- But if it was, sir,
01:02:21	What would you do?
01:02:31	Well, when I was an attorney,
01:02:34	a long time ago, young man,
01:02:38	I, er, I realised
01:02:42	that in a courtroom,
01:02:45	whoever tells
01:02:51	In unlawyer-like fashion, I give you
01:03:00	I'm much obliged
01:03:05	What is their story,
01:03:10	- Sir?
01:03:16	Why, they're, um,...
01:03:21	from West Africa.
01:03:23	No. What is their story?
01:03:36	Mr. Joadson, you're
01:03:40	Why, Georgia, sir.
01:03:43	- Georgia.
01:03:45	Does that sum up what you are?
01:03:47	A Georgian? Is that your story?
01:03:51	No. You're an ex-slave,
01:03:55	who's devoted his life
01:03:58	and overcoming great hardships
01:04:03	That's your story, isn't it?
01:04:15	You and this young so-called lawyer
01:04:18	have proven you know what they are.
01:04:20	They're Africans. Congratulations.
01:04:23	What you don't know, and haven't
01:04:29	is who they are.
01:04:34	Right?
01:04:49	Seven.
01:04:53	Eight.
01:04:57	Number nine...
01:04:59	and ten.
01:05:01	Now, how about you, Mr. Baldwin?
01:05:05	Would you like to count
01:05:07	One to ten in Mende.
01:05:11	- One.
01:05:13	- Two.
01:05:15	- Three.
01:05:18	- Four.
01:05:21	Right. Five.
01:05:23	Lorlu.
01:05:40	Fresh fruit!
01:05:58	- Sawa, nanee, lorlu...
01:07:11	- What's happened here?
01:07:15	We tried to take the body
01:07:18	What do they want?
01:07:37	They want to bury him.
01:07:39	They have to bury him
01:07:42	Otherwise, his soul
01:07:54	# The house of Thine abode
01:07:58	# With His own precious son... #
01:08:10	# The house of Thine abode
01:08:13	# The church of
01:08:16	If I were you, if I ran this place,
01:08:19	I'd set protocol aside just
01:08:23	# I love Thy kingdom, Lord... #
01:08:27	I was thinking the same thing.
01:09:54	A problem has arisen.
01:09:58	The judge we had,
01:10:00	that you should be freed,
01:10:04	A new judge has been called upon
01:10:08	this time without a jury.
01:10:20	How is that possible?
01:10:23	I can't explain it in any way
01:10:27	Or me, for that matter.
01:10:38	I am not a great orator
01:10:43	I'm not a big man in my profession.
01:10:45	I don't know if I alone can convince
01:10:51	I need your help.
01:10:56	When we go to court,
01:11:06	I'm not
01:11:09	I cannot speak for the others.
01:11:12	Cinque, the others, they say you can.
01:11:14	They say you're the big man here.
01:11:18	I am not.
01:11:28	What's this I hear about a lion?
01:11:33	They say you alone - alone, Cinque -
01:11:37	slew the most terrifying beast
01:11:40	Is it not true?
01:12:26	It had killed several people.
01:12:32	Even hunters among us.
01:12:35	Everyone including me was afraid.
01:12:40	I was lying down with my family,
01:12:43	when out of nowhere it appeared.
01:12:45	As it came for me
01:12:48	I picked up this big rock
01:12:56	And by some miracle,
01:13:04	He don't know how
01:13:11	A rock.
01:13:17	A rock.
01:13:39	I received the gratitude
01:13:49	I was given respect.
01:13:54	They treated me
01:14:01	They gave me
01:14:14	All these things they gave me,
01:14:22	But I knew
01:14:30	For when I threw that rock at
01:14:35	He said he wouldn't be here
01:14:39	He'd just be dead.
01:14:46	Understand?
01:14:54	Understand?
01:15:10	I'm not a big man.
01:15:14	Just a lucky one.
01:15:25	I might agree with you, Cinque,
01:15:34	The other lion.
01:15:40	The Amistad, Cinque.
01:15:42	That too was an accident?
01:15:51	That wasn't bravery.
01:16:00	Any man would do the same
01:16:04	You yourself would do it.
01:16:17	Someone said that might be yours.
01:16:25	'My wife gave it to me.'
01:16:36	'To keep me safe.'
01:16:39	Cinque...
01:16:42	I need you to tell me
01:26:06	I wanted to kill them too.
01:26:11	For they convinced some of us
01:26:22	Thank you, sir.
01:26:31	Mr. Holabird.
01:26:39	Quite a tale.
01:26:41	Intrigue, abduction,
01:26:43	courage in the face
01:26:46	And all true. All right.
01:26:50	Some tribes in Africa, for hundreds
01:26:54	have owned slaves.
01:27:00	Translate.
01:27:09	Yes.
01:27:10	Under what circumstances might one
01:27:15	of which you claim to belong?
01:27:18	Translate.
01:27:29	Wars, debts.
01:27:31	Oh, I see. And how many men
01:27:35	I don't think you do see.
01:27:38	Mr. Holabird is trying
01:27:41	The Mende word for "slave"
01:27:44	Do these workers own the land
01:27:48	Are these workers free to not work
01:27:52	He's questioning the translator!
01:27:54	The translator is answering
01:27:57	- The witness isn't getting a chance!
01:28:00	Fine, Mr. Baldwin! Slavery,
01:28:05	Whatever they want to call it,
01:28:09	Now, he is familiar with the concept.
01:28:12	When you come down to it,
01:28:16	Slaves, production, money.
01:28:20	Whether it's here or there.
01:28:25	Do your people routinely
01:28:30	in the manner that you just
01:28:36	Of course they don't.
01:28:40	Killing your own slaves is like
01:28:46	isn't it?
01:28:49	How do you explain that paradox?
01:28:57	I don't understand what you mean.
01:29:00	Sure you do.
01:29:03	The behaviour you attribute to
01:29:08	and therefore every other
01:29:12	makes no sense.
01:29:16	- Not even to you.
01:29:19	But thank you. Like all good works
01:29:23	Nothing more.
01:29:36	Captain Fitzgerald,
01:29:38	please explain your duties
01:29:41	To patrol the Ivory Coast
01:29:44	Because?
01:29:46	Because slavery is banned
01:29:50	Yet the abduction of men from the
01:29:54	and their illegal transportation
01:29:58	- is not unheard of, is it?
01:30:02	What, if anything, in his account of
01:30:08	His description of the slave
01:30:12	There is such a place.
01:30:14	You've seen it?
01:30:17	No, sir. We've not
01:30:19	but there is overwhelming
01:30:23	What evidence, exactly? Rumour?
01:30:26	Reports.
01:30:29	By "reports" you mean of the variety
01:30:33	Its existence, sir,
01:30:38	Cinque describes
01:30:41	of many of the people
01:30:44	Mr. Holabird sees this as a paradox.
01:30:47	Often when slavers are intercepted,
01:30:52	they simply throw all
01:30:55	and thereby rid themselves
01:30:58	- Drown hundreds of people?
01:31:03	It hardly seems a lucrative
01:31:06	going to all that trouble rounding
01:31:11	No, it's very lucrative.
01:31:14	If only we could corroborate
01:31:20	with evidence of some kind.
01:31:22	The inventory.
01:31:29	This? From the Tecora?
01:31:32	If you look, there's
01:31:36	correcting the number of slaves on
01:31:40	What does that mean?
01:31:42	If you look at it in conjunction
01:31:46	I would say that it means this:
01:31:48	The crew greatly underestimated
01:31:51	the amount of provisions
01:31:54	and solved the problem
01:32:46	I'm looking at
01:32:48	and I'm sorry, I don't
01:32:52	"This morning, we threw
01:32:55	On May 10 or any other day.
01:32:57	As of course you would not.
01:33:12	I do see that
01:33:16	They reduced the poundage,
01:33:35	It's simple, ghastly arithmetic.
01:33:38	Well, for you, perhaps.
01:33:41	I may need a quill and parchment
01:33:45	And what poundage do you imagine
01:33:51	A mast and sails, perhaps?
01:33:55	Give us... us... free.
01:34:02	Give... us...
01:34:05	free.
01:34:09	Give us, us free.
01:34:15	Give... us... free.
01:34:21	Your Honour, please
01:34:24	not to disrupt proceedings
01:34:26	Give us, us free!
01:34:30	If we are to have any semblance
01:34:33	Give us, us free! Give us, us free!
01:34:37	He cannot keep crying out
01:34:40	Give us, us free!
01:34:42	... while I am questioning
01:34:45	GIVE US, US FREE!
01:34:49	GIVE US, US FREE!
01:40:58	All rise.
01:42:00	After careful review
01:42:05	I find it impossible to deny the
01:42:12	There is no doubt in my mind
01:42:17	Her Catholic Majesty,
01:42:21	and her trusted minister,
01:42:25	have all proceeded
01:42:28	in the soundness of their case.
01:42:34	I also believe
01:42:39	may have... misrepresented
01:42:47	an issue which weighs
01:42:51	and that of the Spaniards as well.
01:42:59	Were they born in Africa?
01:43:10	Since the answer to that question
01:43:12	shall govern every determination
01:43:20	Were they born in Africa?
01:43:36	I believe they were.
01:43:45	As such, Her Catholic Majesty's
01:43:52	Neither do those for salvage
01:43:58	I hereby order the arrest
01:44:02	of Señors Ruiz and Montes..
01:44:07	... by federal mar...
01:44:09	By federal marshals... on
01:44:20	The release of the Africans
01:44:23	and their conveyance,
01:44:26	at her earliest
01:44:28	back to their homes in Africa!
01:44:31	Yes!
01:44:41	We've done it, Joadson!
01:44:45	Covey, tell them! Tell them now!
01:44:55	Look at 'em!
01:45:52	What's most bewildering
01:45:55	is this arrogant independence
01:46:00	After all, if you cannot
01:46:04	Señor Calderon, as any
01:46:07	its the independence of our courts
01:46:19	John... I'm glad you came.
01:46:25	Mr. President?
01:46:28	John! I was afraid you weren't
01:46:33	- You may put that fear to rest, sir.
01:46:37	I'd like you to meet Señor Calderon,
01:46:41	Buenas noches, Señor Ambassador.
01:46:46	- Thought you said he wasn't coming.
01:46:50	You see, Señor Calderon,
01:46:53	there's a growing number of people
01:46:57	that regard us in the South
01:47:01	as not only geographically
01:47:04	They ignore the fact
01:47:07	that slavery is so interwoven
01:47:12	that to destroy it would be
01:47:16	It's immoral. That's all they know.
01:47:21	Therefore, so are we.
01:47:25	Immoral and inferior.
01:47:31	We are inferior in one area.
01:47:34	We're not as proficient
01:47:38	We're not as wealthy
01:47:42	We're still struggling.
01:47:46	Take away our life's blood now...
01:47:50	Well, we all know
01:47:55	North and South.
01:47:59	They become the masters,
01:48:05	But not without a fight.
01:48:11	Senator Calhoun is being modest.
01:48:14	He's not inferior in another area -
01:48:22	Ask yourself, Señor Calderon...
01:48:26	What court wants to be responsible
01:48:28	for the spark that ignites
01:48:32	What president
01:48:36	when it comes crashing
01:48:41	Certainly no court before this one.
01:48:46	Certainly no president
01:48:52	So...
01:48:53	Judge us not too harshly, sir,
01:48:58	and bid Her Majesty like.
01:49:01	Because the real determination our
01:49:06	is not whether this
01:49:10	raised swords against their enemy,
01:49:13	but rather... must we?
01:49:39	Whoa!
01:49:44	Come along, Mr. Joadson.
01:49:47	This news...
01:49:50	Well, of course,
01:49:53	They may be more valuable to our
01:50:03	Martyrdom, Mr. Joadson.
01:50:06	From the dawn of Christianity,
01:50:08	we have seen no stronger
01:50:12	You know it's true.
01:50:17	What is true, Mr. Tappan -
01:50:20	and believe me when I tell you,
01:50:24	is that there are men whose hatred of
01:50:31	except for the slave himself.
01:50:36	If you wish to inspire such hatred
01:50:41	speak to him in that fashion
01:51:16	Our president,
01:51:20	has appealed the decision
01:51:29	What does that mean?
01:51:35	We have to try the case again.
01:51:45	Now, I-I know it's hard
01:51:48	I don't understand, for that matter.
01:51:54	You said there would be
01:51:57	No, no. What I said is that we won
01:52:03	I said if we won it at the
01:52:07	That's what you said!
01:52:10	- That's what you said!
01:52:13	I said it, but I shouldn't have.
01:52:17	- I can't translate that.
01:52:20	- I can't translate "should".
01:52:23	No. Either you do something,
01:52:26	What I meant to say, what I meant...
01:52:29	Not in the way you mean it.
01:52:33	Try and understand me.
01:52:36	"Meant" is the same as "should".
01:52:41	Cinque! Listen to me.
01:52:45	What I said to you
01:52:49	is almost how it works here.
01:52:52	Almost!
01:52:57	Almost?
01:52:59	Yes, Cinque. But not always.
01:53:05	Yes. And that's what's happened here.
01:54:47	"To His Excellency,
01:54:50	"Massachusetts member,
01:54:54	"I have understood from Mr. Joadson
01:54:57	"that you are acquainted with
01:55:01	"If that is true, then you are
01:55:04	"at every step, successful in
01:55:08	"Despite this,
01:55:09	"and despite the unlikelihood of
01:55:13	"he has appealed our most recent
01:55:16	"to the highest court in the land.
01:55:18	"As I'm sure you are well aware,
01:55:21	"seven of nine of these
01:55:24	"are themselves Southern
01:55:35	"Sir, we need you.
01:55:38	"If ever there was a time for a man
01:55:42	"and array himself for battle,
01:55:46	Thank you.
01:55:48	"Cicero said, appealing to Claudius
01:55:52	"that 'the result of this war
01:55:54	"depends on the life of one
01:55:57	"In our time, in this instance,
01:56:02	"A courageous man, at present
01:56:05	"and you, sir.
01:56:15	"Sincerely, Roger S Baldwin,
01:56:28	Mr. Tippings, excuse me
01:56:37	- Any word from... ?
01:56:41	He won't talk to you.
01:56:44	He won't talk to me?
01:56:46	No.
01:56:52	How's your English coming?
01:56:55	No better than my Mende, I suppose.
01:56:59	Cinque, I know this isn't something
01:57:04	but has it occurred to you
01:57:07	Because, since my practice has
01:57:13	you're all I've got.
01:57:25	See, this is me. You see?
01:57:27	You see? You see how this works?
01:57:30	And-And-And this, this here,
01:57:37	More death threats.
01:57:39	Some have been signed.
01:57:44	I should say, should say...
01:57:53	There is one more consequence
01:58:01	I am now free to sit here
01:58:05	for you to acknowledge me.
01:58:07	Yes, you understood that word,
01:58:10	Free.
01:58:13	All right.
01:58:19	Then we'll just sit.
01:58:24	Caesar.
01:58:28	Cicero's appeal was to
01:58:31	Claudius would not be born
01:58:35	You were right,
01:58:38	- Is that him?
01:58:43	Please unlock this door.
01:58:45	Adams has flirted with abolitionists
01:58:48	but has yet to take one home.
01:58:50	- How old is he?
01:58:54	He sleeps through three quarters
01:58:57	Let's see. President,
01:59:01	jailhouse lawyer - one waits with
01:59:05	- What must that be like?
01:59:08	Knowing all your life,
01:59:11	you'll only be remembered
01:59:15	The only thing John Quincy Adams will
01:59:22	I wonder, is there anything
01:59:32	I was talking about John...
02:00:03	- Sir.
02:00:06	Cinque has asked me t-t-to ask you...
02:00:09	whether you have thought about
02:00:13	What?
02:00:15	That since they took over
02:00:19	and since neither Spain
02:00:23	how is it that the treaty applies?
02:00:28	Tell him the treaty recognises
02:00:34	He will ask me why.
02:00:37	Because I said so.
02:00:52	- Excuse me, sir.
02:00:55	Cinque would like to know that if he
02:01:01	then how does the treaty apply,
02:01:05	Or their citizens.
02:01:08	"Or their citizens" is included
02:01:13	Thank you, sir.
02:01:18	It's a good point, though.
02:01:28	Does Britain have any treaties with
02:01:32	- those between Spain and America?
02:01:35	Does Britain have any
02:01:38	- which might override those...
02:01:40	Does America have treaties
02:01:44	No!
02:01:45	- Does Spain?
02:01:47	Does the Commonwealth of Connecticut
02:01:49	- have any treaties with West Africa?
02:01:59	Unshackle him.
02:02:01	I'm sorry, sir.
02:02:03	- I'm under strict orders...
02:02:09	Yes, Mr. President.
02:02:20	This is a phalaenopsis, moth orchid,
02:02:23	I brought over from China.
02:02:26	And this is a primrose
02:02:30	And, uh, this spear lily,
02:02:34	from the south of France.
02:02:39	This is my rose Blush Noisette.
02:02:42	This came all the way from,
02:02:46	but don't tell anyone.
02:02:50	Hmm.
02:03:02	Go on, go on.
02:03:19	African violet. I can't tell you
02:03:37	Now, you understand you're going
02:03:43	Do you know why?
02:03:52	It is the place where
02:03:55	No. Well, yes,
02:03:59	That's not what I meant.
02:04:02	No, there is another reason
02:04:06	Although I'll admit that, uh,
02:04:11	All right, don't...
02:04:13	Cinque...
02:04:19	Do you know who I am?
02:04:30	What have they told you?
02:04:35	That you are a chief.
02:04:38	I was a chief, yes.
02:04:46	A chief cannot become anything less
02:04:52	Oh, how I wish such
02:04:56	You've no idea.
02:04:59	One tries to govern
02:05:03	One tries to govern in a way that
02:05:09	One tries to... kill the lion.
02:05:15	Unfortunately, one isn't always
02:05:24	Time passes...
02:05:28	and the moment is gone.
02:05:31	Now, listen, Cinque. Listen.
02:05:36	We're about... We're about
02:05:41	before the highest court
02:05:44	Were about to do battle with a lion
02:05:47	that is threatening
02:05:51	Huh? And all we have on our side
02:05:55	is a rock.
02:06:00	Of course, you didn't ask
02:06:04	of this historic conflagration
02:06:07	but we find ourselves here,
02:06:09	by some mysterious mix
02:06:13	and the whole world watching.
02:06:16	So, uh, what are we to do? Huh?
02:06:30	- What did he just say?
02:06:33	Cinque, look.
02:06:38	Anything less would be
02:06:43	I'm telling you, I'm preparing you,
02:06:46	I suppose I'm explaining to you,
02:06:49	that the test ahead of us is
02:06:57	We won't be going in there alone.
02:07:02	Alone? Indeed not.
02:07:05	We have righteousness at our side.
02:07:07	We have Mr. Baldwin over there.
02:07:16	I meant my ancestors.
02:07:23	I will call into the past,
02:07:27	far back to the beginning of time,
02:07:29	and beg them to come and help me
02:07:35	at the judgment.
02:07:37	I will reach back
02:07:43	And they must come,
02:07:46	for at this moment, I am the whole
02:08:33	Your Honours...
02:08:36	I derive much consolation
02:08:39	from the fact that my colleague,
02:08:45	has argued the case
02:08:49	in so able, and so complete a manner
02:08:54	as to leave me scarcely
02:08:59	However...
02:09:03	Why are we here?
02:09:07	How is it that a simple,
02:09:10	should now find itself
02:09:14	before the Supreme Court of
02:09:17	Do we fear the lower courts, which
02:09:22	Or is it, rather, our great
02:09:27	that has allowed us to heap symbolism
02:09:29	upon a simple case
02:09:32	And now would have us disregard truth
02:09:35	even as it stands before us,
02:09:40	The truth... in truth, has been driven
02:09:48	Flogged from court to court,
02:09:53	And not by any great legal acumen
02:09:58	on the part of the opposition,
02:10:02	But through the long, powerful arm
02:10:07	This is no mere property
02:10:10	This is the most important case
02:10:14	Because what it in fact concerns
02:10:20	is the very nature of man.
02:10:26	Uh, these are, um...
02:10:32	These are transcriptions of letters
02:10:34	written between our
02:10:39	and the Queen of Spain,
02:10:44	Now, I ask that you accept
02:10:48	as part of your deliberations.
02:10:51	Thank you, sir.
02:10:53	I would not touch on them now
02:10:57	a curious phrase
02:11:02	The Queen again and again refers
02:11:08	Now what, I wonder, would be
02:11:13	A court that finds against
02:11:16	Well, I think not.
02:11:20	And here is the fine point of it.
02:11:23	What Her Majesty wants is a court
02:11:28	The courts this 11-year-old child
02:11:31	plays with in her magical kingdom
02:11:35	A court that will do what it is told.
02:11:38	A court that can be toyed with
02:11:41	A court, as it happens,
02:11:44	of which our own president,
02:11:48	Martin Van Buren,
02:11:51	Thank you.
02:11:53	This is a publication
02:11:57	It's called "The Executive Review",
02:12:00	and I'm sure you all read it.
02:12:03	At least I'm sure the President
02:12:07	This is a recent issue, and there's,
02:12:11	written by "a keen mind
02:12:16	My former vice-president,
02:12:20	Could it be?
02:12:22	Who asserts that "there has never
02:12:26	"in which one segment did not
02:12:31	"As far back as one chooses to look,
02:12:34	"to ancient times, to Biblical times,
02:12:37	"history bears this out.
02:12:39	"In Eden, where only two
02:12:43	"Even there, one was pronounced
02:12:49	"Slavery has always been with us,
02:12:52	"and is neither sinful nor immoral.
02:12:57	"Rather, as war and antagonism
02:13:02	"so, too, slavery, as natural
02:13:10	Well, gentlemen, I differ with
02:13:13	and with our president,
02:13:17	offering that the natural state
02:13:20	and I know this is
02:13:23	is freedom.
02:13:28	Is freedom.
02:13:32	The proof is the length to which
02:13:35	to regain it, once taken.
02:13:37	He will break loose his chains.
02:13:40	He will... decimate his enemies.
02:13:43	He will try and try and try,
02:13:47	against all odds,
02:13:51	to get home.
02:13:57	Cinque, would you stand up,
02:14:02	so everyone can see you.
02:14:07	This man is black.
02:14:12	But can we also see as easily
02:14:17	That he is the only
02:14:21	If he were white,
02:14:24	fighting for his life.
02:14:27	If he were white
02:14:30	he'd be weighed down by the medals
02:14:35	Songs would be written about him.
02:14:39	The great authors of our times
02:14:42	His story would be told
02:14:45	and retold, in our classrooms.
02:14:50	Our children, because we would
02:14:55	would know his name as well as
02:15:00	Yet, if the South is right,
02:15:03	what are we to do with that
02:15:07	"The Declaration of Independence"?
02:15:10	What of its conceits?
02:15:15	"All men created equal," "inalienable
02:15:22	What on Earth are we
02:15:25	I have a modest suggestion.
02:15:47	The other night I was talking
02:15:52	He was over at my place, and we were
02:15:56	He explained to me how when a member
02:16:03	How when a member of the Mende
02:16:07	where there appears
02:16:10	he invokes his ancestors.
02:16:13	Tradition.
02:16:19	The Mende believe that if one can
02:16:24	then they have never left.
02:16:27	And the wisdom and strength
02:16:31	will come to his aid.
02:16:42	James Madison,
02:16:46	Benjamin Franklin,
02:16:49	Thomas Jefferson,
02:16:53	George Washington,
02:16:58	John Adams.
02:17:08	We have long resisted
02:17:12	Perhaps we have feared
02:17:15	we might acknowledge
02:17:17	which we so, so revere,
02:17:24	Perhaps were feared an... an appeal
02:17:31	But we have come to understand,
02:17:38	We understand now...
02:17:41	We've been made to understand,
02:17:45	and to embrace the understanding
02:17:51	that who we are
02:17:53	is who we were.
02:18:05	We desperately need
02:18:09	to triumph over our fears,
02:18:15	Give us the courage
02:18:18	And if it means civil war,
02:18:24	And when it does,
02:18:26	may it be, finally,
02:18:29	the last battle of
02:18:40	That's all I have to say.
02:19:28	In the case of the United
02:19:31	versus the Amistad Africans,
02:19:34	it is the opinion of this court
02:19:37	that our treaty of 1795 with Spain,
02:19:42	on which the prosecution has
02:19:46	is inapplicable.
02:19:49	While it is clearly stipulated
02:19:55	"Seized ships and cargo
02:19:57	"are to be returned entirely
02:20:01	The end of quote.
02:20:03	It has not been shown
02:20:07	that these particular Africans
02:20:11	We are then left with the alternative
02:20:15	that they are not slaves,
02:20:18	and therefore cannot
02:20:21	but are, rather, free individuals
02:20:26	with certain legal and moral rights,
02:20:30	including the right
02:20:33	against those who would deny them
02:20:38	And therefore, over one dissent,
02:20:41	it is the court's judgment
02:20:43	that the defendants are to be
02:20:49	and, if they so choose,
02:20:51	to be returned
02:21:15	Thank you.
02:21:23	Well...
02:21:30	- What did you say to them?
02:21:36	What words did you use
02:21:42	Yours.
02:22:26	To keep you safe.
02:23:04	Thank you... Baldwin.
02:24:03	Fire!
02:24:39	All clear, sir.
02:24:41	- Fire.
02:24:47	- Fire.
02:24:54	Fire.
02:24:59	Fire.
02:25:01	Fire.
02:25:21	Take a letter, Ensign.
02:25:23	"To His Honour, the United States
02:25:29	"My dear Mr. Forsyth,
02:25:31	"it is my great pleasure to inform
02:25:36	"The slave fortress in Sierra Leone
02:26:38	Que bonita!

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