First civil rights case in America? .. how many would know? .. wow .. the Hale Woodruff paintings are powerful! .. visually and viscerally moving, they strike at the heart of 'ums! .. linked at the bottom of this one .. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/replies.aspx?msg=91032864
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"The Trial of the Amistad Captives heralds their judicial fight for freedom. The case took on historic proportion when former President John Quincy Adams argued on behalf of the captives before the U.S. Supreme Court. This was the first civil rights case in America."
lol .. at least one more now knows .. love the paintings!