High School students from CREC will be visiting the Amistad while docked at Mystic Seaport to learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the role celestial navigation played in the story.
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Discovering Amistad will be open to the public at Mystic Seaport for free open houses (included with the price of admission to Mystic Seaport). Visitors will learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839, its connection to Connecticut, and the important impact this historic event has made on history. Look for us on Chubb’s Wharf across from the Charles W. Morgan.
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Middle school students from Norwich Public schools will join our joint program with Mystic Seaport to learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the role of celestial navigation during the successful fight for freedom.
The school visits will be on September 30, October 1, 8, and 9.
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The Discovering Amistad Leadership Academy is open to high school students ready to learn, express, and lead!
Sessions: Saturdays, September 6th and 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Union Baptist Church, 805 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, Conn.
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The Eastville Community Historical Society and Montauk Library Present
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Noon Welcoming
12:15 p.m. – Part I Film Start
1:45 p.m. – Intermission
2:00 p.m. – Part II Film Start
3:30 p.m. – Panel Discussion
Location: Montauk Library, 871 Montauk Highway, Montauk, New York
The Alliance of HBCU Museums and Galleries visits the ship at Mystic Seaport. Participants will learn about the important history of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and its impact on the modern day.
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Come view The Amistad at Mystic Seaport Museum. Although we cannot have the public on board at this time we are welcoming visitors of the museum to come learn more about the Amistad History.
Find us at Chubb Wharf . . .
July 23 from Noon to 3:00 p.m.
July 24 from Noon to 3:00 p.m.
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An opera composed by Anthony Davis, Pulizer Prize winner, showcasing the 1839 Amistad Uprising.
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Children will learn about the story of the Amistad Rebellion through Margru, a child aboard the schooner Amistad during the 1839 Rebellion and her subsequent fight for freedom in Connecticut.
Registrations open at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, May 27.
Date: Tuesday, June 24
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Place: Stratford Library, Lovell Room
Ages 9+
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Tuesday, June 17 at 5:30 pm
At the Darien Library, Heron Room
In honor of Juneteenth, TOUR of St. Luke’s Parish and the Darien Library are offering a special screening of the film Amistad, followed by a discussion led by Chris Menapace, Director of Education at Discovering Amistad.
The event is free, but you must register HERE.
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Nearly 200 years ago, a group of captives aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad rose up and demanded their freedom. Their courageous revolt—and the legal battle that followed—became one of the most powerful stories of justice and dignity in American history.
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Students from Ledyard High School will be visiting the Amistad at Mystic Seaport and learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the role of celestial navigation in the story.
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Students from Henry Abbott High School in Danbury will be visiting the Amistad at Mystic Seaport and learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the role of celestial navigation in the story.
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5th grade students from Middletown Public Schools will be visiting the Amistad at Mystic Seaport to learn about the rebellion of 1839 and the role of celestial navigation in the story.
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