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Where Heritage Meets Vision The Amistad Research Center is the nations oldest largest and most comprehensive independent archives specializing in the history of African Americans and other ethnic religious and cultural minorities. Learn more about the Jacob Lawrence Collection at the Amistad Research Center here. Amistadx27s Story Our Story A Call to Action Research Our Collections Our cornerstone collection the American Missionary Association archives houses the materials of the Supreme Court case United States v. The Amistad in which a group of kidnapped enslaved Africans from the Mendi tribe fought and regained their freedom.