Adams shook hands with Cinque and Grabeau telling them God willing we will make you free Later Adams would receive touching letters from two of the younger Africans Ka-le and Kin-na.

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Abolitionists enlisted former US President John Quincy Adams to represent the Amistad captives petition for freedom before the Supreme Court. John Quincy Adams was born on July 11 1767 to John and Abigail Adams née Smith in a part of Braintree Massachusetts that is now Quincy. Well gentlemen I must say I differ with the keen minds of the South and with our President who apparently shares their views offering that the natural state of mankind is instead - and I know this is a controversial idea - is freedom.

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Adams we want to make you a present of a beautiful Bible. In other words gettin himself re-elected. - John Quincy Adams.

On Monday February 22 1841 arguments began in the Supreme Courts crowded chamber in the US. Cinque and others africans captured in the schooner amistad by lieut. Well gentlemen I must say I differ with the keen minds of the South and with our President who apparently shares their views offering that the natural state of mankind is instead - and I know this is a controversial idea - is freedom.

Will you please accept it and when you look at it or read it remember your poor and grateful clients. Adams then a 73-year-old US Congressman from Massachusetts had in recent years fought tirelessly against. Im telling you Im preparing you I suppose Im explaining to you that the test ahead of us is an exceptionally difficult one.