Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappanwas a New York abolitionist who worked to achieve the freedom of the illegally enslaved Africans of the Amistad. Contacted by Connecticut abolitionists soon after the Amistad arrived in port, Tappan focused extensively on the captive Africans. He ensured the acquisition of high-quality lawyers for the captives, which led to their being set free after the case went to the United States Supreme Court. With his brother Arthur, Tappan not only gained legal help and acquittal for the Africans,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves.
The curiosity to see the prisoners appears to be unabated