We are excited to be able to offer this program for School students through our partnership with the Mystic Seaport Museum.

The Story of the Amistad
(2 hours, grades 4-12)

This new joint program of Mystic Seaport Museum and Discovering Amistad tells the story of the Amistad and how it serves as an example of how citizens and communities, working together, can bring about landmark change. Students will be able to board the Amistad at the Museum and learn about the vessel, the story of the Amistad, and the Supreme Court case after the rebellion. The program includes a segment in the Planetarium that showcases the role that celestial navigation played in this local story. Using the legacy of the 1839 Amistad Uprising, the program bridges history and the challenges of that time to present-day issues of inequity. For the virtual version the program uses video footage of the Amistad, and software called Stellarium for the component about the stars and navigation.

The program is located at Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CT

To register email reservations@mysticseaport.org or call 860-572-5331. 
For questions about the content of the programs contact the Director of Education, Sarah Cahill, at sarah.cahill@mysticseaport.org or 860-324-3989.