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Sengbe Pieh

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A Mende captive from Sierra Leone who led the 1839 revolt aboard the slave ship La Amistad, resulting in a Supreme Court trial that granted the captives their freedom.

AP course connection

Topic 2.4: 2.4 African Resistance on Slave Ships and the Antislavery Movement

Unit 2

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