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Sengbe Pieh
Leader of the Amistad revolt
The captive who seized a slave ship, survived a trial, and won his freedom before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The rise
A Mende rice farmer, Pieh was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Aboard the schooner La Amistad in 1839, he led a revolt and took control of the ship. After being captured off Long Island, the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, where John Quincy Adams argued for the Africans' freedom. They won, and Pieh returned to Sierra Leone.
What they did
The full picture
Why it matters
What citizens said
Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021–2023) — Sierra Leone
Trust in president53%
Trust in parliament34%
Trust in courts36%
% who say 'trust somewhat' or 'trust a lot' · Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 891