The reconceived exhibition Amistad: Retold takes a new angle on the familiar story of the Amistad, centering the people who led the revolt and their collective actions to determine their own lives. It also foregrounds New Haven as the site of their incarceration and organizing by Black and white abolitionists. The exhibition opened at the New Haven Museum (NHM) on Thursday, May 9, 2024. At the exhibition’s opening, the Amistad Committee Inc. announced the awardees of the Toni N. Harp Human Rights Day Essay Contest for New Haven public high school students. This year, students have written essays connecting their ideas to the life and contributions of Judge Constance Baker Motley (Hillhouse High School class of 1939) to human and civil rights. This event was streamed live and can be watched via New Haven Museum’s Youtube channel.

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