gq: New Haven was home to one of the important early events in the burgeoning anti-slavery movement when, in 1839, the trial of mutineering Mende tribesmen being transported as slaves on the Spanish slaveship Amistad was held in New Haven's United States District Court. There is a statue of Joseph Cinqué, the informal leader of the slaves, beside City Hall. See "Museums" below for more information. Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech on slavery in New Haven in 1860, shortly before he secured the Republican nomination for President.
Question: In what year did an important trial take place which situated New Haven among the forefront of the growing anti-slavery movement? Question: What tribesman were being transported  as slaves on a ship by the Spanish? Question: Exactly who were the slaves upon the Spanish slaveship? Question: What was the name of the Spanish slave ship used to transport the Mende tribesmen? Question: What is the name of the slaveship that once sit in New Haven Harbor? Question: Who was the informal leader of the slaves to whom there is a statue dedicated beside City Hall in New Haven? Question: Who was the leader of slaves during the New Haven anti slavery movement in 1839 Question: In 1860, what notable U.S. president gave a speech on slavery in New Haven? Question: What famous president made a speech in New Haven in 1860?