▁says , ▁" G ive ▁us , ▁us ▁free !" ▁ ▁Judge ▁C og lin ▁rules ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Afr icans . ▁After ▁pressure ▁from ▁Senator ▁John ▁C . ▁Cal h oun ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁on ▁President ▁Van ▁Bur en , ▁the ▁case ▁is ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁Despite ▁ref using ▁to ▁help ▁when ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁initially ▁presented , ▁Adams ▁agre es ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁the ▁case . ▁At ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁he ▁makes ▁an ▁imp ass ioned ▁and ▁el o quent ▁ple a ▁for ▁their ▁release , ▁and ▁is ▁successful . ▁ ▁The ▁Lomb oko ▁slave ▁for tr ess ▁is ▁liber ated ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Fitz ger ald . ▁After ▁all ▁the ▁slaves ▁are ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁for tr ess , ▁Fitz ger ald ▁orders ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁can non ▁to ▁destroy ▁it . ▁He ▁then ▁dict ates ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁F ors yth ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁right ▁— ▁the ▁slave ▁for tr ess ▁doesn ' t ▁exist . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁Afr icans , ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁los es ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁campaign , ▁and ▁t ension ▁builds ▁between ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁the ▁South , ▁which ▁eventually ▁cul min ate ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Dj imon ▁H oun s ou ▁as ▁S eng be ▁Pie h ▁/ ▁Joseph ▁Cin qué ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Mc Con aug he y ▁as ▁Roger ▁Sh erman ▁Bald win ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Hop