It is a case that challenges the very foundation of our legal system, but for the African captives on trial, this is not a clash of politics or ideologies. This is a fight for the basic right of all mankind...freedom. It is the story of the Amistad, a slave ship that didn’t quite make it. When it arrived in this country, it brought out both the best and worst in people, and the American justice system. It has been talked about to this day, and the 1998 DreamWorks film Amistad re-invoked the idea of it in the minds of many people. But the real question is, was this portrayal of this very controversial incident accurate. It is very accurate. The e