Joseph Cinqué, c. 1814 - c. 1879, leader of the 1839 revolt on the slave ship La Amistad. He was born in what is now Sierra Leone. He was the principal character of the Steven Spielberg film “Amistad” which recreated the events. In the film he was played by Djimon Hounsou. From an engraving by John Sartain after the painting by Nathaniel Jocelyn.

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