Hale Woodruff, The Trial of the Amistad Captives, 1939, oil on canvas, 180.3 x 615.3 cm (Art Bridges Foundation/Terra Foundation for American Art) © Estate of Hale Woodruff
this is the second in a series of three canvases:
• The Mutiny on the Amistad
• The Trial of the Amistad Captives
• The Repatriation of the Freed Captives
that were commissioned for Savery Library at Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama
speakers: Turry M. Flucker, Vice President of Collections and Partnerships, Terra Foundation for American Art, and Steven Zucker, Smarthistory at the Dr. William R. Harvey Museum, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama
Special thanks to Talladega College and Perry H. Trice, MLIS BFA Director, William R. Harvey Museum of Art and Special Collections Librarian/Archivist, Savery Library
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