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Learn about the role that the carriagehouse served for the Mende Africans

Learn about the church that the Mende Africans attended while in Connecticut

Learn about the Horace Cowles House, where one Mende girl was housed before returning to Africa

Learn about John Treadwell Norton, who played a large in bringing the Mende to Farmington

The Mende Africans exercised on the New Haven Green and it was a place for their supports to congregate. Learn more about it's significance

The New Haven Museum has several artifacts associated with the Amistad and the Mende trial

Learn about the place where items from the Amistad were auctioned

Learn more about the family that housed three Mende girls after the trials.

The Amistad trial was held at the Old Statehouse for two months. Learn more about the site

The Demings housed several Mende Africans after their release, and their house served as the Mende classroom

Learn about the house where the Mende Africans were required to perform household chores while in Connecticut

The Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building houses several artifacts associated with the Amistad

Learn more about the Timothy Cowles House, where one of the Mende girls stayed before returning to Africa

Learn more about the church and it's members who organized the defense for the Africans

Last updated: July 24, 2017