Staging the Amistad
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Staging the Amistad
Matthew J. Christensen, ed.
ISBN 978-0-8214-2360-8 (hardcover)
978-0-8214-2361-5 (paperback)
Staging the AMISTAD
THREE SIERRA LEONEAN PLAYS
Amistad Kata-Kata
by Charlie Haffner
The Amistad Revolt
(adapted from the novel Echo of Lions, by Barbara Chase-Riboud)
by Yulisa Amadu Maddy
The Broken Handcuff
by Raymond E. D. de’Souza George
Edited and introduced by MATTHEW J. CHRISTENSEN
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRES
ATHENS
Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701
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Cover art: Contemporary painting of the sailing vessel La Amistad off Culloden Point, Long Island, New York, 26 August 1839
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Christensen, Matthew J. (Matthew James), 1970- editor, writer of introduction.
Title: Staging the Amistad : three Sierra Leonean plays / edited and introduced by Matthew J. Christensen.
Description: Athens : Ohio University Press, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019008904| ISBN 9780821423608 (hc : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821423615 (pb : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Slaves--Sierra Leone--Drama. | Sierra Leonean drama (English)--20th century.
Classification: LCC PR9393.7 .S73 2019 | DDC 822/.9140809664--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019008904
Contents
Introduction: Staging the Amistad
MATTHEW J. CHRISTENSEN
CHARLIE HAFFNER
CHARLIE HAFFNER