Ajit Pai @AjitPai
In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the kidnapped Africans aboard the Amistad. In 1842, they returned to Sierra Leone. But while they awaited trial in 1840, teenager William Townsend drew sketches of them. Expressive yet haunting images. https://t.co/RDgeIUuP2r — PolitiTweet.org
Beinecke Library @BeineckeLibrary
Drawings of the Amistad Captives, New Haven MORE: https://t.co/b1wwzpjVam https://t.co/43sldlJiHt