Ch. 1. The Amistad story in the American context
ch. 2. Slave revolts and the production of identity
ch. 3. The Amistad returnees and the Mende Mission
ch. 4. Sculpting history : African American burdens of memory
ch. 5. National identity : the dramatic return of memory in Sierra Leone
ch. 6. Hollywood images, African memories : Spielberg's Amistad and Sierra Leone culture and politics.