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Lewis Tappan
American abolitionist
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aid for Amistad mutineers
- In Amistad mutiny
New England abolitionist Lewis Tappan stirred public sympathy for the African captives, while the U.S. government took the proslavery side. U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered a Navy ship sent to Connecticut to return the Africans to Cuba immediately after the trial. A candidate for reelection that year,…
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